Dec. 9, 2014

On Nov. 25, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed changes to clarify record-keeping requirements, underscoring an employer’s obligation to record injuries and illnesses continues until five years after an incident. Employers have the responsibility to ensure the accuracy of their records.

“The proposed amendments add no new compliance obligations; the proposal would not require employers to make records of any injuries or illnesses for which records are not currently required to be made,” the summary said.

At a Dec. 5 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, Agency officials made their first public presentation about the proposed changes. OSHA is required to allow the committee to review any proposed rule impacting the construction.

The proposed rule hasn’t been cleared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

Read the original article published in the Bloomberg BNA Construction Labor Report here.