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OSHA
Trade Release PENCILS
READY? WASHINGTON -- The revised OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses is now available on OSHA's website at http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf The forms, which are required for employers to use in recording injuries and illnesses, have changed in several important ways for 2004. Foremost among the changes is the addition of an occupational hearing loss column to OSHA's Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. Other changes include:
These changes were made in response to public suggestions on making the forms easier to use. Employers must begin to use the new OSHA Form 300 on January 1, 2004. The new form has the date of revision (rev. 1/2004) located on the form next to the form number. Injuries
and illnesses for years
prior to 2004 should continue
to be recorded on the appropriate
form for that year (i.e.,
2003 and 2002 injuries and
illnesses should be recorded
on the forms for those years).
The forms for 2003 and 2002
will continue to be available
on OSHA's website at http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/OSHArecordkeepingforms.pdf. Hard copies of the new OSHA 300 form will be available beginning in November 2003, and can be obtained using OSHA's on-line order form or by calling 1-800-321-OSHA. OSHA is dedicated to saving lives, preventing injuries and illnesses and protecting America's workers. Safety and health add value to business, the workplace and life. For more information, visit www.osha.gov. ### Editor's Note: There may have been some confusion earlier due to incorrect reporting on recording requirements for work-related ergonomic injuries. There will not be a separate column for work-related ergonomic injuries. However, they still must be recorded using the same criteria for any other injury or illness case, with a check in either the injury or "all other illness" column.
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