Recordkeeping and Reporting Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping?
Answer: To help identify and correct workplace hazards
Recordkeeping helps employers and OSHA identify hazard patterns and prevent future injuries.
For recordkeeping, a case is 'work-related' if an event or exposure in the work environment did what?
Answer: Caused or significantly aggravated the condition
Work-relatedness is presumed when the work environment caused or significantly aggravated the injury or illness.
Which column on the OSHA 300 Log records the total number of days an employee was away from work?
Answer: A count of calendar days away
The 300 Log tracks the number of calendar days the employee was away from work due to the injury.
If no recordable injuries occurred during the year, what must the employer still do with Form 300A?
Answer: Post it showing zeros
Even with zero recordable cases, the 300A summary must still be completed and posted.
A needlestick from a contaminated sharp in a healthcare setting is generally classified as what?
Answer: A recordable injury
Needlesticks and cuts from contaminated sharps are specifically recordable under OSHA rules.
Who has the right to access their own OSHA 301 incident report information?
Answer: The involved employee
Employees have the right to access their own injury and illness records, including the 301 form.
How should employers count days away from work when an employee is off on non-work days like weekends?
Answer: Count all calendar days, including weekends and holidays
OSHA requires counting all calendar days the employee could not work, including weekends and holidays.