Employers are required to keep records of injuries and illnesses that occur on the job. There are specifications as to which incidents need to be reported and OSHA has required forms and logs that must be filled out and submitted in order to be in compliance.
The OSHA Form 301 is an individual incident report that must be filled out when an incident occurs. The OSHA 301 should be filled out in conjunction with the OSHA 300 Log, which is a log of all the injuries and illnesses that occur in the workplace.
OSHA does allow for substitutions for the OSHA 301 Incident Report including an insurance form. The insurance form is an adequate substitute as long as it contains the same information as the OSHA Form 301 and is completed in an understandable format using the same instructions as the OSHA Form 301.
It is important to tell employees to report incidents as soon as they happen and to protect employee privacy. Other recordkeeping and reporting measures are needed regarding exposure to hazardous materials, employee health records, Material Safety Data Sheets, and employee training.
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