Compliance with OSHA record-keeping requirements

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to maintain records of workplace injuries and illnesses. To assess compliance with the law, data from the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) were examined. Of the 4,185 companies with 11 or more employees, 75 per cent mainta...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1988-09, Vol.78 (9), p.1218-1219
Main Authors: Seligman, P J, Sieber, W K, Pedersen, D H, Sundin, D S, Frazier, T M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Occupational
Applied sciences
Documentation
Employees
Exact sciences and technology
Federal regulation
Forms and Records Control
Humans
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational health & safety
Other techniques and industries
Public health
Records - standards
Records management
Regulation
Statistics
United States
United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
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Summary:The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to maintain records of workplace injuries and illnesses. To assess compliance with the law, data from the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) were examined. Of the 4,185 companies with 11 or more employees, 75 per cent maintained OSHA Form 200 designed for recording illnesses and injuries. The number of employees and the presence of a union were positive determinants in the record maintenance. Of companies with 500 or more employees, 95 per cent kept records compared with 60 per cent of companies with between 11 and 99 employees.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.78.9.1218