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title: "Federal OSHA Regulations: Did You Know?"
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# [Federal OSHA Regulations: Did You Know?](https://blog.oasisky.com/blog/federal-osha-regulations-did-you-know)

 Written by [Oasis Solutions](https://blog.oasisky.com/author/oasis-solutions) | Mar 4, 2015 7:57:45 PM

**Federal OSHA Regulations:**

**Who is required to keep the injury and illness records?**

Companies with more than 10 employees during the last calendar year (unless surveyed by OSHA or BLS).

- Total number of employees is based on the number of employees in the *entire* company
- Total number of employees should include temporary employees who were supervised by your company on a day-to-day basis

**What industries are required by the record keeping requirement?**

- All industries in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, transportation, utilities and wholesales trade sectors are covered
- Some industries in the retail and service sectors are partially exempt

**Employee injuries while on travel status:**

- An injury or illness that occurs while an employee is on travel status is work-related if it occurred while the employee was engaged in work activities in the interest of the employer. 
- Home away from home
- Detour for personal reasons is *not* work related

**Working at home:**

Injuries and illness that occur while and employee is working at home are work-related if they:

- Occur while the employee is performing work for pay or compensation in the home

**AND**

- ****Are directly related to the performance of work rather than the general home environment

**Multiple Business Establishments:**

- Keep separate OSHA Form 300 for each establishment that is expected to be in operation for more than a year
- May keep one OSHA Form 300 for all short-term establishments
- Each employee must be linked with one establishment

**Who is a Covered Employee?**

- Employees on Payroll
- Employees not on payroll who are supervised on a day-to-day basis
- Exclude self-employed and partners
- Temporary help agencies should not record the cases experienced by temp workers who are supervised by the using firm

**Annual Summary:**

- Review OSHA Form 300 for completeness and accuracy, correct deficiencies
- Complete OSHA Form 300A
- Certify summary
- Post summary

**Posting Annual Summary:**

A company executive must certify the summary:

- Owner of the company
- Officer of the corporation
- Highest ranking company official working at the establishment
- His or her supervisor

Post for three months from February 1 through April 30 of the year following the year covered by the summary

**How long to keep records? **

- Retain forms for 5 years following the covered year
- Updated OSHA Form 300 each year

 

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