1/14/2015 by Robert Lian, Brian Glenn Patterson
There are several important dates that employers should keep in mind during the first quarter of 2015. While some are long-standing requirements, others are the product of recent regulatory action by the Obama administration. Key dates appear below.
Effective January 1, 2015
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration/U.S. Department of Labor | Expansion of injury and illness reporting requirement |
Historically, employers have been required to report to OSHA within eight hours any occupational fatalities and occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in the hospitalization of three or more employees. OSHA’s updated recordkeeping and reporting rule expands the list of injuries that employers must report to OSHA. As of January 1, 2015, all employers must report the following:
Within 8 hours:
All work-related fatalities; and
Within 24 hours:
All work-related inpatient hospitalizations to any employee (no longer limited to three employee hospitalizations);
All work-related amputations; and
All work-related losses of an eye.