OSHA proposes recordkeeping change to improve illness data
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing a revision to its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting (recordkeeping) regulation.
The proposed revision would involve restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
"Restoring the MSD column will improve the ability of workers and employers to identify and prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders by providing simple and easily accessible information," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels. "It will also improve the accuracy and completeness of national work-related injury and illness data."
OSHA asks interested parties to submit comments on the proposed rule electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the federal e-rulemaking portal; or by mailing three copies to the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; or by fax at 202-693-1648 if the comments and attachments do not exceed 10 pages.
To read the OSHA Jan. 28, 2010, news release, click here.
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