OSHA’s bid to go public with injury, illness data gets mixed reaction
Could lead to “unfair conclusions” about companies
OSHA’s proposal to require the electronic submission of workplace injury and illness data – and to make that data publicly available online – has predictably inspired a range of opinions.
The agency wants to amend its current recordkeeping regulations to add requirements for the electronic submission of injury and illness information employers are already required to keep under existing standards, Part 1904. The first proposed new requirement is for companies with more than 250 employees (and who are already required to keep records) to electronically submit those records on a quarterly basis to OSHA.