OSHA has recently proposed to stop the use of Forms 300 and 301. The idea is to prevent the potential compromise of workers’ personal information and data through the use of these forms. In addition to protection, OSHA also hopes this regulation change will reduce burdens for workers struggling to comply with the current rule.
Form 300 relates to logs of work-related injury and illness. Form 301 relates to injury and illness incident reports. Now, establishments will only need to submit 300A forms, which are simply summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses).
As of right now, OSHA has officially quit accepting any copies of Forms 300 or 301 and will not be enforcing the deadlines for these documents. This is only while the rule making is still underway, as a decision has not been fully reached as of yet.
OSHA is still currently accepting 300A documents, however, so if this ruling affects you, make sure to keep submitting those.
To learn more about new regulations, visit the American Medical Compliance website.
