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January 30, 2009
Post Those OSHA Injury Summaries

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers every January about the agency's requirement for employers to post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in the previous year. Employers must post the summary from February 1 to April 30.

Employers are only required to post OSHA Form 300A (summary), not the OSHA 300 log.

The summary must list the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2008 and were logged on the OSHA 300 form. Information about the annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year is also required to assist in calculating incidence rates. Companies with no recordable injuries or illnesses in 2008 must post the form with zeroes on the total line. All summaries must be certified by a company executive.

The form is to be displayed in a common area wherever notices to employees are usually posted. A copy of the summary must be made available to employees who move from worksite to worksite, such as construction employees and employees who do not report to any fixed establishment on a regular basis.

Employers with ten or fewer employees and employers in certain industry groups are normally exempt from federal OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and posting requirements.

Exempted employers may still be selected by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics to participate in an annual statistical survey.

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