Simpler, easier to follow requirements for tracking workplace injuries and illnesses are now in force for 1.4 million employers covered by OSHA's new recordkeeping rule. The new system officially took effect January 1.
The new recordkeeping system is designed to be easier for employers to understand, better protects employee privacy in sensitive cases and utilizes smaller, more manageable OSHA forms that fit on legal-size paper. Instructions for filling out the forms have also been simplified.