OSHA Posting Deadline - February 1, 2009

By Sally Piefer

OSHA Posting Deadline – February 1, 2009

Beginning February 1, 2009, employers must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred last year, pursuant to regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

OSHA requires employers with more than 10 employees to post the injury and illness summary (OSHA Form 300A) from February 1 to April 30, 2009. The summary must list the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2008 and were logged on the OSHA Form 300.

You are reminded to do the following:

● Review the company’s OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries & Illnesses) for completeness and accuracy and close them out.

● Complete OSHA Form 300A. Use the worksheet to calculate the average number of employees and the total hours worked by all employees. If you have no recordable injuries or illnesses in 2008, you must post the form with zero’s on the total line.

● Ensure that the OSHA Form 300A is certified and signed by the owner, an officer of the corporation, the highest ranking company official, or the immediate supervisor of that person.

● Post the OSHA Form 300A from February 1, 2009 until April 30, 2009 in a common area wherever notices to employees are usually displayed.

Though they are not generally required to file the records with OSHA, employers must document workplace injuries using Forms 300 and 300A and keep the forms at the worksite for a five-year period. Forms should be readily available to employees and OSHA inspectors.

Published: 01/2009