Time to post those OSHA 300 Logs
Posted by Debbi Kuhne on Mon, Jan 31, 2011 @ 08:18 AM
It’s 2011 and apparently the year of OSHA! Compliance officers will be out there more and more and we wouldn’t be surprised if they soon were showing up at businesses just to see if you have posted your 300A.
The posting requirement is from February 1st through APRIL 30TH each year.
If OSHA shows up at your doorstep, they will be asking to see your posted 300A and your OSHA logs, as well as copies of your First Reports of Injury. The OSHA log in itself has caused a lot of activity for our clients. OSHA is now requiring a detailed description of the incident, the location and the “cause”; and we do mean detailed. Gone are the days of “slipped and fell”. The specific location, what he/she slipped on, what caused him/her to slip, etc. The more details, the better!
For those with multiple locations, and especially contractors with multiple jobsites, be aware. If you are at a location other than your main one for 365 days or more you are required to keep a separate log of the incidents for that location along with posting the site specific 300A summary.
So a word of warning…. Make sure your OSHA logs are in order (details, details), you have all First Reports of Injury (or 301 forms) to support the log information and post that 300A summary!
If you need additional forms, they can be found on OSHA's Website.
If you need help completing your logs or have any other questions on OSHA compliance, give us a call at 1-800-252-9864