For the past 40 years, OSHA has required the majority of employers with ten (10) or more employees to maintain records of workplace illness, injury, or death. Those same employers are also required to post the annual summary (300 logs) from February 1, through April 30, of the subsequent year (i.e., 2014’s summary is to be posted in 2015).
OSHA recently updated the recordkeeping rules to include a number of industries never required to report in the past. That same update also requires the electronic submission of injury, illness and death data to OSHA.
Among the industry sectors that are now required to maintain, post, and submit information concerning occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths are the following:
|
NAICS Code |
Industry Sector |
|
53111 |
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
|
531110 |
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
|
53112 |
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) |
|
531120 |
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) |
|
53113 |
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units |
|
531130 |
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units |
|
53119 |
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
|
531190 |
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
|
5313 |
Activities Related to Real Estate |
|
53131 |
Real Estate Property Managers |
|
531311 |
Residential Property Managers |
|
531312 |
Nonresidential Property Managers |
|
53132 |
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers |
|
531320 |
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers |
|
53139 |
Other Activities Related to Real Estate |
|
531390 |
Other Activities Related to Real Estate |
|
5612 |
Facilities Support Services |
|
56121 |
Facilities Support Services |
|
561210 |
Facilities Support Services |
|
5617 |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
|
56171 |
Exterminating and Pest Control Services |
|
561710 |
Exterminating and Pest Control Services |
|
56172 |
Janitorial Services |
|
561720 |
Janitorial Services |
|
56173 |
Landscaping Services |
|
561730 |
Landscaping Services |
|
56174 |
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services |
|
561740 |
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services |
|
56179 |
Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
|
561790 |
Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
Recordkeeping citations are frequently issued and often costly due to the number of incidents that are either reported incorrectly or not reported at all. Those citations can range from $1,000 to $7,000 per violation (which can be as simple as misclassifying an injury as an illness). We closely monitor this and can offer your company guidance and assistance with respect to developing a recordkeeping program and operating it in a fashion that is compliant with OSHA regulations.