December 13, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
OSHA has enacted new reporting requirements effective January 1, 2015. Employers are now required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or loss of an eye within 24 hours of learning about the incident. Prior to these updated reporting requirements, employers were only required to report workplace fatalities or […]
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Deadline for Submitting 2016 OSHA Injury and Illness Data is Friday December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017 / by KMRD Partners / Announcements / 0 comments
OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application(ITA) has been functional and available for use. The ITA is to be used for Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records to OSHA. The site can be access here. The OSHA injury reporting page contains instructions including Frequently Asked Questions. The content you should read is located at https://www.osha.gov/injuryreporting/index.html. A press release […]
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Leading Safety versus Measuring Failures – Safety Incentive Programs
November 2, 2017 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Steve's Desk / 0 comments
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final rule to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” on January 1, 2017. It addressed injury-based safety incentive programs as part of safety program management in addition to affirming the statutory prohibition on retaliating against employees for reporting work-related injuries with the following advice: An […]
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‘Volks’ Recordkeeping Rule Struck Down
April 7, 2017 / by KMRD Partners / Announcements, Risk Control / 0 comments
This rule made recordkeeping requirements a continuing obligation and effectively gave OSHA the ability to issue citations to employers for failing to record work-related injuries and illnesses during the 5-year retention period, contrary to the six-month statute of limitations. Now that the resolution has been signed, the Volks rule cannot take effect and OSHA is prohibited from […]
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OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
February 4, 2016 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
As reported by OSHA, 4,679 American workers died on the job in 2014. OSHA injury and illness reporting regulations require employers to report fatalities as a result of a work-related incident within 8 hours, and in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident within 24 hours. For your […]
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Updated OSHA Recordkeeping Rule One Year Later
December 16, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At the beginning of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an updated Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule to tighten its fatality, injury and illness reporting requirements. The updated rule retained the requirement to report all fatalities within 8 hours and added the requirement to report all inpatient hospitalizations, amputations and […]
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From Gerry’s Desk – New Reporting; New OSHA Requirements
March 13, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Announcements, From Gerry's Desk / 0 comments
In the past, employers were only required to report a work-related fatality or when three or more workers were hospitalized in the same occurrence. It has now changed. Employers are required not only to report all work related fatalities within 8 hours, but in addition, all work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and loss of an eye […]
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KMRD Partners Risk & Insurance Solutions – 2014 Year in Review
January 17, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Announcements, Insurance Coverage / 0 comments
Dear Valued Clients, Partners and Prospects, January 2015 marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. As we look back with gratitude on our first ten years in business, we look towards the future with energy and optimism. GROWTH – Business grew 14%! This is on top of 32% growth in 2013. […]
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Updated OSHA Reporting Requirements
December 13, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
OSHA has enacted new reporting requirements effective January 1, 2015. Employers are now required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or loss of an eye within 24 hours of learning about the incident. Prior to these updated reporting requirements, employers were only required to report workplace fatalities or […]
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