Recordkeeping and Reporting Flashcards
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Within how many hours must an employer report an employee fatality to OSHA?
Answer: 8 hours
Work-related fatalities must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours of finding out about them.
Within how many hours must an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye be reported to OSHA?
Answer: 24 hours
Hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye must be reported within 24 hours.
Which form is used to record the details of an individual recordable injury or illness?
Answer: OSHA Form 301
OSHA Form 301 is the Injury and Illness Incident Report for a single case.
During which dates must the annual summary (Form 300A) be posted in the workplace?
Answer: February 1 to April 30
Form 300A must be posted from February 1 through April 30 each year.
How long must an employer retain OSHA 300 Logs, 300A summaries, and 301 forms?
Answer: 5 years
OSHA injury and illness records must be kept for five years following the year they cover.
A minor cut treated only with a bandage and antiseptic is best classified as what?
Answer: First aid, not recordable
Treatment limited to first aid does not make an injury recordable under OSHA rules.
Who must sign and certify the annual OSHA Form 300A summary?
Answer: A company executive
A company executive must certify that the 300A summary is correct and complete.