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Effective February 1, 2009 every employer should have posted an OSHA 300A summary of work-related injuries, illnesses and accidents in 2008.

 

Employers are required to post only the summary, not the entire OSHA 300 log each year.

 

Some information on the OSHA 300A should be kept confidential by omitting the employees name or the nature of the injuries. If a female employee is sexually assulated in the workplace, for example, her name and the exact nature of the injury should not be listed. Any illness or injury that could potentially be embarrassing to the employee, should not be specified. For example, if a male employee suffered a serious injury to the groin area might only be listed as “laceration.”

 

The OSHA 300A summary of workplace injuries should remain posted until April 30, 2009. The record serves in part to remind employers and employees of potential hazards in the workplace. It also serves to inform employees of the employer’s accident record.

 

More information is available on the OSHA Recordkeeping Web page

 

In other news, OSHA has announced a series of safety conferences in February, March and April at site ranging from Georgia to Illinois. Employers can see the complete itinerary at the OSHA events page.

 

Each month, OSHA singles out one common type of accident to focus on. For February 2009, that is preventing falls, especially on construction sites. According to OSHA, “Construction is a potentially high hazard industry for those who work in it, with falls at the top of the hazards list. In fact, falls are the most frequent cause of fatalities at construction sites and annually account for one of every three construction-related deaths. Although there are commonly available methods for preventing falls, the number of construction workers who fall to their deaths has increased in recent years.”

 

Based on preliminary 2007 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were at least 442 construction worker fatalities during the year, as a result of falls from all causes.

 

 

 

 

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