OSHA Reporting Changes

January 2015 OSHA will have updates to the reporting requirements for accidents. OSHA web explanation.

“OSHA will now receive crucial reports of fatalities and severe work-related injuries and illnesses that will significantly enhance the agency’s ability to target our resources to save lives and prevent further injury and illness. This new data will enable the agency to identify the workplaces where workers are at the greatest risk and target our compliance assistance and enforcement resources accordingly.”

— Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Dr. David Michaels