Final Updated Rule Issued to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

On May 12, 2016, a rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was published in the Federal Register.

What is this latest new rule by OSHA? This rule making involves modification to 29 CFR part 1904.41 to expand OSHAs legal authority to collect and make available injury and illness information required under part 1904.

The final rule requires employers in certain industries to electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness data that employers are already required to keep under existing OSHA regulations. The frequency and content of these establishment-specific submissions is set out in the final rule and is dependent on the size and industry of the employer.

You should attend this webinar to learn in detail how this final rule effects your obligation as an employer. There are target dates on the compliance schedule to beware of to electronically submit injury and illness data.

By participating in this webinar, you will learn about the history of this rule, why the issuance of the rule, which employers are effected by the rule and how to comply with the new rule. The specifics of the rule will be discussed in an easily to follow process.

• The purpose of the New Rule
• Compliance Schedule
• Details of the New Rule
• Review list of high risk industries
• FAQs
• Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries/Illnesses
• How the new electronic rule benefits employers?

• Identify the target dates on the compliance schedule
• Explain why OSHA has issued the new rule
• Describe how to obtain the high risk industries information
• Illustrate how to report Fatalities and Severe Injuries/Illnesses
• Discuss how the new electronic rule benefits employers

This webcast will be of a valuable assistance to the below audience.

• Plant Managers
• Safety Managers
• Operations Managers
• Occupational Nurses
• HR Managers
• Consultants
• Attorneys