OSHA Issues Proposal to Extend July 1 Deadline for Submitting Electronic Injury and Illness Records

On June 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally proposed a rule to extend the original deadline for contractors to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data (Form 300A) from July 1 to Dec. 1, 2017. OSHA now expects to launch the electronic data collection system by August 1, allowing contractors four months to familiarize themselves with the new system. AGC will submit comments in favor of the extension.

OSHA also announced its intention to issue a separate proposal to reconsider, revise or remove other provisions of the controversial May 2016 injury and illness recordkeeping final rule. The provisions under future consideration could include the anti-retaliation provision that focuses on post-incident drug testing, disciplinary policies and safety incentive programs. AGC will again submit comments to OSHA detailing its concerns with the provision, as it did with the head of OSHA last year.

For more information, contact Kevin Cannon at cannonk@agc.org or (703) 837-5410.