Don’t to Forget to Post Your Form 300A - Deadline is February 1!
Your Form 300A Must Be Posted as of February 1
On February 1 of each year, employers with 10 or more employees must post the OSHA-required Form 300A, which summarizes an employer’s reportable injuries and illnesses for the prior year. The Form 300A posting period is February 1 to April 30. An employer subject to this requirement must post the OSHA 300A even if the employer had no reportable injuries/illnesses in the prior year.
All of the data required for the OSHA 300A is taken from the Form 300. Form 300 is not posted as it contains confidential medical information. Employees with no fixed work site or no access to posted sites, such as field sales reps, must be provided with a copy of the report.
Some industries are partially exempt from keeping the Form 300A. A list of partially exempt industries may be found at www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/ppt1/RK1exempttable.html. Please note that regardless of their size or industry exemption, if an employer had a workplace injury, fatality, or hospitalization of three or more employees in the prior year, the employer must post the Form 300A.
OSHA provides information on its recordkeeping and posting requirements on its Web site at www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/index.html. There you will find Frequently Asked Questions on the requirements, as well as the “OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook” and the recordkeeping forms. The most recent forms are dated as revised in January, 2004.
