On Wednesday, OSHA announced a further two-week delay in the deadline for employers to submit their 2016 injury and illness data electronically to the agency. The new deadline will be December 15, 2017. That will mark the first time that employers are required to routinely submit such data under a new rule issued during the Obama administration (to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses”). Here’s what employers need to know…
Injury Tracking Application
Does your business have to give OSHA injury data by December 15?
By Avi Meyerstein on
Today, OSHA announced a further two-week delay in the deadline for employers to submit their 2016 injury and illness data electronically to the agency. The new deadline will be December 15, 2017. That will mark the first time that employers are required to routinely submit such data under a new rule issued during the Obama administration.
Data security breach at OSHA? False alarm – this time.
By Erik Dullea & Matt Diehr on
Posted in OSHA
In late June, we notified our readers that OSHA had again delayed the compliance date for electronically submitting injury and illness reports. Notwithstanding the ongoing delays, this regulation has charitably been described as a political hot potato.