It’s official: OSHA delays July 1st electronic reporting date
Posted June 27, 2017
OSHA proposed a rule to delay the compliance date for employers to submit their injury and illness data electronically to the Agency. OSHA’s May 12, 2016, final rule titled “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” required employers to submit data from their 300-A Summaries electronically to OSHA by July 1st.
The new proposed rule would extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300-A data to December 1, 2017. OSHA says this will give it time to review the electronic reporting requirements before their implementation and allow affected employers sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the electronic reporting system. The proposed five-month delay will be effective upon publication of a final rule in the Federal Register.
According to OSHA, the web portal for employers to submit their data should available on August 1, 2017.
In addition, OSHA says it plans to issue a separate proposed rule to reconsider, revise, or remove other provisions of the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule. The Agency will seek comment on those provisions in the separate proposal.
OSHA will accept comments on the current proposed rule to delay the electronic reporting date for 15 days. Submit comments using Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023 to the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
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