Don’t forget that you
need to post the Form
300A summary of job-related injuries and illnesses from 2017
at your place of business from February 1 through April 30.
Employers are required to post only the summary (Form 300A) — not the Form 300 (Log). The
summary must list the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that
occurred in the previous year and were logged on the Form 300.
Companies with no recordable injuries or illnesses in the
previous year must post the summary with zeros on the "total" line. A company
executive must certify all establishment summaries.
The summary is to be displayed in a common area where notices to
employees usually are posted. Employers must make a copy of the summary
available to employees who move from worksite to worksite, such as construction
workers, and employees who do not report to any fixed establishment on a
regular basis.
Note: Last year, a federal
electronic reporting rule took effect on January 1, 2017, for states that federal
OSHA regulates, and those states had to start electronically submitting
records.
However, federal OSHA has given states that operate their own
safety and health programs, like California, extra time to implement the new
requirements.
According to Cal/OSHA, California employers are not required to
follow the new federal requirements and will not be required to do so until
"substantially similar" state regulations go through the formal rulemaking,
adoption and approval process.
Cal/OSHA drafted a proposed rulemaking package to conform to the
revised federal OSHA regulations. The package is being reviewed internally
before the formal rulemaking process and public comment period begins.
Until Cal/OSHA implements the federal changes in California, the
federal rules will not be enforced. Employers in California can continue to use
the Form 300A.
Employers should be on the lookout for California’s implementation of these
federal rules.
Source: Cal/Chamber