OSHA Recordkeeping Season: Why It Matters More Than a Deadline
OSHA Recordkeeping Season: Why It Matters More Than a Deadline OSHA recordkeeping season is more than a compliance deadline. When approached strategically, it becomes a meaningful tool for improving safety outcomes, controlling claim costs, and strengthening an organization’s overall risk profile. For leadership, it also serves as a barometer of how effectively workplace risk is being managed throughout the year. Updated guidance from OSHA (https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping) outlines the annual recordkeeping obligations applicable to most organizations with 11 or more employees. Employers are required to maintain injury and illness records using the following forms: Certain employers are also required to submit this information electronically to OSHA by March 2nd. Recordable incidents generally
