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No
Did the employee experience an
injury or illness?
Yes
No
Is the injury or
illness work-related?
Yes
Update the previously
recorded injury or illness
entry if necessary.
No
Is the injury
or illness a new case?
Yes
Does the injury or illness meet
the general recording criteria
or the application to specific cases?
Yes
No
Record the
injury or illness
Do not record the
injury or illness
FIgure 22.3
Diagram.for.determining.OSHA.Recordable.Illness.and.Injury..(Courtesy.of.
the.Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration.)
Exposure.records.(monitoring.records).are.to.be.maintained.by.the.employer.for.
30. years.. Medical. records. are. to. be. maintained. by. the. employer. for. the. length. of.
employment.plus.30.years.
Workers.must.make.a.written.request.to.obtain.a.copy.of.their.medical.records.or.
make.them.available.to.their.representative.or.physician..Workers'.medical.records.
are.considered.conidential.and.require.a.request.in.writing.from.the.worker.to.the.
physician.in.order.for.the.records.to.be.released.
PostIng
Employers.are.required.to.post.in.a.prominent.location.the.following:
.
1.. Job.Safety.and.Health.Protection.workplace.poster.(OSHA.3165).or.state.
equivalent.(see.Figure 22.4)
.
2.. Copies.of.any.OSHA.Citations.of.Violations.of.the.OSHA.standards.are.to.
be.at.or.near.the.location.of.the.violation.for.at.least.three.days.or.until.the.
violation.is.abated,.whichever.is.longer
.
3.. A.copy.of.summaries.of.petitions.for.variances.from.any.standard.and.this.
includes.recordkeeping.procedures
.
4.. The.summary.portion.of.the.“Log.and.Summary.of.Occupational.Injuries.
and.Illnesses”.(OSHA.Form.300A).annually.from.February.1.to.March.1
