Region IV

Falls In Construction Resources

2005

Revised

 09/01/05

Recordkeeping Documents

Hearing Loss Flow Chart - Use this "decision tree" to determine if the results of a audiometric exam given on or after January 1, 2003  reveal a recordable STS.

Major Changes - MAJOR CHANGES TO OSHA'S RECORDKEEPING RULE:  This document provides a list of the major changes from OSHA's old 1904 recordkeeping rule to the new rule employers will begin using in 2002. This list summarizes the major differences between the old and new recordkeeping rules to help people who are familiar with the old rule to learn the new rule quickly.

Recordkeeping - It's new, It's improved, and it's easier...

Recordkeeping Factsheet - Highlights of OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule.

Recordkeeping Handbook - The OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook is a compendium of existing agency approved policy, including the 2001 Recordkeeping rule (including Regulatory text and relevant decision discussion from the Preamble to the rule), Frequently Asked Questions (as contained in the Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual; Chapter 5) and the Letters of Interpretation. This document utilizes point and click technology. You can access this handbook by using the links below which directs you to the file.

Side - By - Side Comparison - Introduction. Some of the specific changes in the new rule include (a) changes in coverage; (b) the OSHA Forms; (c) the Recording Criteria in determination of work-relationship, elimination of different recording criteria for injuries and illnesses, days away and job restriction/ transfer, definition of medical treatment and first aid, recording of needlestick and sharps injuries, and recording of tuberculosis; (d) change in ownership; (e) employee involvement; (f) privacy protections; and (g) computerized and centralized records. This listing is not comprehensive of an employer's obligations under OSHA's recordkeeping rule. Please reference 29 CFR Part 1904 and other parts of this Instruction for all details pertaining to all recordkeeping obligations.

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