Access to the log of occupational injuries and illnesses to employees and their representatives

Journal Article · Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Fed. Regist. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6540259

The Secretary of Labor in cooperation with the Secretary of Health Education, and Welfare is required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prescribe regulations requiring employers to maintain accurate records of, and to make periodic reports on, work related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries requiring only first aid treatment. This document revises the requirements of the recordkeeping regulations in 29 CFR Part 1904 to provide access to form OSHA No. 200, the log and summary of occupational injuries and illnesses to employees, including employers, and their representatives. The statutory requirements for occupational safety and health standards also include the employee's basic right to know about workplace hazards. Since the log contains a record of each reported workplace injury and illness, employees will be more fully alerted to present and possible hazards in the workplace and thus would be significantly assisted in their efforts under the act to protect themselves from hazards. For example employees will be able to use the information contained in the log as a first step in tracing the nature and effects of toxic substances, as well as substances not known to be toxic, and in identifying patterns of injuries or symptoms which indicate need for further exploration. Moreover, former employees retrospectively will be able to examine log information about employees who may have been or are still involved in similar working conditions and perhaps exhibiting common symptoms. Finally, access to the log and the detailed information required to be included therein will provide a necessary and important means for employees to check the accuracy of the log entries.

• OSTI ID: 6540259
• Journal Information: Fed. Regist. (Wash., D.C.); (United States), Vol. 43:141; Other Information: From Labor, 29CFR1904, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor. Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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ACCIDENTS
DEATH
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INFORMATION
LEGAL ASPECTS
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
OCCUPATIONS
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RECORDING SYSTEMS
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TOXIC MATERIALS
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MEDICINE
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