Risk & Business Magazine General Insurance Services Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 27

OSHA
9. FALL PROTECTION TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS: 1,523 CITATIONS
Employees should be trained to use fall
protection methods such as guardrails,
safety nets and personal fall arrest
systems, and employers should verify that
employees have been trained by preparing
written certification records.
10. ELECTRICAL WIRING METHODS:
1,405 CITATIONS
The most common electrical
wiring violations include failure to
install equipment according to the
manufacturer’s instructions and failure to
guard electrical equipment.
ELECTRONIC REPORTING IN 2018 AND
BEYOND
OSHA’s final rule on electronic reporting
requires certain employers to submit
data from their injury and illness records
electronically. Affected establishments
must use the agency’s Injury Tracking
Application to submit information from
their OSHA 300A Forms. Originally, the
first reporting deadline was set for July 1,
2017, but after a series of delays, OSHA
extended the first reporting deadline to
Dec. 15, 2017. However, OSHA will accept
electronic reports until Dec. 31, 2017,
without imposing any penalties.
Deadline for employers to submit
injury and illness data from the
previous calendar year.
Not all employers and establishments are
required to submit records electronically.
Here are the requirements for the final
rule:
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The following is a summary of important
reporting deadlines:
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Dec. 31, 2017—Deadline for
employers to submit injury and
illness data from 2016.
•
July 1, 2018—Deadline for employers
to submit injury and illness data from
2017.
March 2 (2019 and beyond)—
Establishments with 520 or more
employees that are required to keep
injury and illness records must
electronically submit information
from their OSHA 300A, 300 and
301 Forms (only 300A for the first
reporting year).
Establishments with between 20
to 249 employees that are part of
a high-risk industry group must
electronically submit information
from OSHA Form 300A. +
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