Reminder: OSHA Log & Summary Due Feb 1st.

Happy New Year!

 

You are probably still digesting all of the new laws for 2013 that I emailed last month, but don’t forget about the pesky OSHA Log and Summary posting requirement due Feb 1^st!

Each year we hear about OSHA visits – the first things they ask to see are the OSHA logs for the last 5 years and your IIPP (Injury & Illness Prevention Program). New requirements as to the content of the IIPP went into affect last year –along with hefty fines for non-compliance.

Please keep in mind that as a Wateridge client you have access to the discounted services of SMC. Jim Zanecosky, the owner of SMC, is a loss control specialist that is available to assist with your loss prevention needs.

Jim and I have put together the following reminder:

• If you had 10 or more employees at any point during 2012, and your business is not classified as exempt (see partial list below) then you need to post 

 

• Posting (of the OSHA 300 Appendix B only) is due Feb 1^st   

• Both OSHA 300 Appendix A and B are required to be kept for 5 years 

• For your convenience, both OSHA forms are available upon request

Please feel free to call me with any questions that may arise on this and for more information on the services of SMC.

Reach me at 858.202.6187 or ccorporales@wateridge.com

 

More detailed information about this OSHA requirement

During each year, OSHA's Form 300, the "Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses", must be used to classify work-related injuries and illnesses and to note the extent and severity of each case. When an incident occurs, employers must use the Log to record specific details about what happened. On this form, employers must record information about every work-related death and about every work-related injury or illness that involves loss of consciousness, restricted work activity or job transfer, days away from work, or medical treatment beyond first aid. They must also report significant work-related injuries and illnesses diagnosed by a physician or licensed health-care professional. Employers must also record work-related injuries and illnesses that meet any of the specific recording criteria listed in 29 CFR Part 1904.8 through 1904.12.

 At the end of the year, all establishments covered in 29 CFR Part 1904 must complete OSHA's Form 300A, the "Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses", even if no work-related injuries or illnesses occurred during the year. After careful review of the "Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses" to verify that entries are complete and accurate, the total number of incidents in each category listed on OSHA's Form 300 must be transferred to the Form 300A. California law requires employers to post the "Summary" page from February 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013. It must be displayed in a conspicuous location where notices to employees are customarily posted. A copy of the "Summary" must also be made available to employees who move from worksite to worksite and employees who do not report to any fixed establishment on a regular basis. At the end of the three-month period, the "Summary" should be taken down and kept on file for a period of five years following the year to which it pertains.

 This posting requirement applies to employers who had 10 or more employees in 2012 and do not fall within the partially exempt industries.

 Establishments classified in the following SICs are exempt from most of the recordkeeping requirements, regardless of size, unless OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics informs you in writing that you must keep records.

 

PARTIALLY EXEMPT INDUSTRIES IN CALIFORNIA

SIC Code	Industry Description	SIC Code	Industry Description
525	Hardware Stores	731	Advertising Services
542	Meat and Fish Markets	732	Credit Reporting and Collection Services
544	Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores	733	Mailing, Reproduction and Stenographic Services
545	Dairy Products Stores
546	Retail Bakeries	737	Computer and Data Processing Services
549	Miscellaneous Food stores	738	Miscellaneous Business Services
551	New and Used car Dealers	764	Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
552	Used Car Dealers	782	Motion Picture Distribution and Allied Services
554	Gasoline Service Stations
557	Motorcycle Dealers 783 Motion Picture Theaters	783	Motion Pictures Theaters
56	Apparel and Accessory Stores	784	Video Tape Rental
573	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	791	Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
58	Eating and Drinking Places	792	Producers, Orchestras, Entertainers
591	Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores	793	Bowling Centers
592	Liquor Stores	801	Offices and Clinics of Medical Doctors
594	Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores	802	Offices and Clinics of Dentists
599	Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified	803	Offices of Osteopathic
60	Depository Institutions (banks and savings institutions)	804	Offices of Other Health Practitioners
		807	Medical and Dental Laboratories
61	Nondepository	809	Health and Allied Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
62	Security and Commodity Brokers
63	Insurance Carriers	81	Legal Services
64	Insurance Agents, Brokers and Services	82	Educational Services (schools, colleges, universities and libraries)
653	Real Estate Agents and Managers
654	Title Abstract Offices	832	Individual and Family Services
67	Holding and Other Investment Offices	835	Child Day Care Services
722	Photographic Studios, Portrait	839	Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
723	Beauty Shops	841	Museums and Art Galleries
724	Barber Shops	86	Membership Organizations
725	Shoe Repair and Shoeshine Parlors	87	Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, and Related Services
726	Funeral Service and Crematories
729	Miscellaneous Personal Services	899	Services, Not Elsewhere Classified