All
work-related hospitalizations, amputations and loss of an eye will have to be
reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to a
final rule taking effect on Jan. 1, 2015. Under the newly revised rule,
employers under federal OSHA's jurisdiction will be expected to report any
fatality to OSHA within 8 hours, and any in-patient hospitalization, amputation
or enucleation within 24 hours. Previously, employers were required only to
report fatalities, and when three or more workers were hospitalized. Though all
employers will have to adhere to the new reporting requirements for fatalities
and severe injuries, the rule also updates the list of industries partially
exempt from routinely keeping injury and illness logs. The new rule will help
OSHA focus compliance assistance and enforcement resources to better protect
workers and prevent more workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
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