29 Jan Compliance Alert: OSHA 300A Form Advisory
Keeping You Compliant With The Latest Government Regulations!
Prestige is working diligently in 2013 to ensure our clients stay in compliance with all the new laws and regulations affecting small to medium size businesses.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
OSHA Form 300A To Be Posted By February 1, 2013
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requires covered employers to provide a safe workplace for employees. Beginning February 1st of each year, covered employers with 10 or more employees must post the OSHA required form 300A, which summarizes an employer’s reportable injuries and illnesses for the prior year. Employers who don’t comply with these rules risk fines and penalties.
The 300A Form posting period is February 1st- April 30th. An employer subject to this requirement must post the OSHA Form 300A even if the employer had no reportable injuries or illnesses in the prior year.
Reporting Requirements:
- Employers must keep records of any work-related deaths, injuries, or illnesses.
- Any accident that results in one or more deaths or the hospitalization of three or more employees must be reported within eight hours of the accident.
- Employers must also keep records of their efforts to comply with OSHA and of their actions to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
- All employers covered by OSHA must post an OSHA poster informing workers of their rights and obligations, any current citations issued against the employer, or any petitions the employer has filed for modification.
PRESTIGE SOLUTION
What Prestige Is Doing To Keep You Compliant
Prestige Employee Administrators, Inc. is helping their clients complete the required OSHA 300A forms in 2013 to ensure that all OSHA reporting requirements are met between February 1st and April 30th. Citations have been on the rise for recordkeeping violations by OSHA. Prestige is helping their clients stay in compliance by:
- Sending email reminders to clients in January that the annual OSHA summary report must be posted by February 1, 2013 at their facility.
- For clients with injuries reported, Prestige is completing the required information on forms 300/300A and emailing them for posting.
- For clients with no reported losses/injuries, Prestige is sending a blank log to them for posting.
- All clients should contact Prestige directly to report any injuries or issues.
Prestige is helping to prevent our clients from receiving any citations from OSHA for violations that can incur costly penalties. By completing the necessary documentation, Prestige is ensuring that clients stay in compliance with OSHA requirements. Clients can rest easy knowing Prestige is on their team and protecting their best interests. Prestige is committed to keeping our clients compliant in 2013 and will continue to send compliance alerts.