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PART TWO: OSHA RECORDKEEPING

More data, more problems?

A forthcoming rule may increase the amount and timeliness of injury data available to OSHA and the public. But stakeholders have concerns.

November 23, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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As OSHA prepares to issue a final rule that would significantly increase the amount of injury data it collects from employers – and release it to the public – stakeholder concerns continue. Among them: How OSHA will ensure the privacy of injured workers, and could the data unintentionally cast some employers in a bad light? (Part two of a two-part article.)

OSHA video highlights upcoming changes to reporting requirements

November 19, 2014

Washington – A Nov. 14 video from OSHA details upcoming changes to employers’ incident reporting requirements.

BLS issues corrected injury and illness data

November 17, 2014

Washington – The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Nov. 14 released injury and illness data for 2011 and 2012 to correct previously disclosed data processing errors.

Recordkeeping

OSHA announced several revisions to the injury and illness recordkeeping rule. What are those changes?

October 27, 2014

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A final rule from OSHA updating its recordkeeping requirements is intended to spark a conversation between the agency and employers. What are the new requirements, and who is affected? (Part one of a two-part article)

New OSHA reporting requirements

OSHA wants final rule to spark a dialogue with employers on preventing injuries

October 26, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA is pursuing two new rules that would change employer reporting requirements as part of an effort to get better and more up-to-date data. Learn what is being proposed, and what some key stakeholders think about the rules.

Stakeholders debate potential benefits, disadvantages of I2P2 standard

October 21, 2014

Washington – Four stakeholders recently debated the merits of an OSHA injury and illness prevention program standard.

Commentary says BLS undercounts injuries, illnesses

October 15, 2014

Washington – Injuries and illnesses are “significantly” undercounted in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual survey, declares a commentary printed in a special issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

BLS says recent injury, illness data may be inaccurate

October 10, 2014

Washington – As a result of unspecified data processing errors, recent injury and illness data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics may be inaccurate.

Nurse-to-patient ratio law improves staff safety: study

September 29, 2014

Sacramento, CA – Occupational injuries among nurses in California decreased by one-third after a 2004 state law implemented nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in acute care hospitals, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

Michaels says priority of I2P2 has been bumped down

September 22, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA’s proposed Injury and Illness Prevention Program Standard was relegated to “long-term action” a few months ago, leading many stakeholders to infer the rule was no longer the top priority it had once been. Now that has been confirmed.