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OSHA Revises Rule on Fatalities & Serious Injury Reporting and Recordkeeping

The new rule, made effective in January 2015, requires employers to notify OSHA within eight hours when an employee is killed on the job; and within 24 hours when an employee suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye.

The revised reporting rule underscores OSHA’s strategy and focus for requiring employers to be vigilant in monitoring workplace risks and providing a safe environment for their employees.

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