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DOL/OSHA | RIN: 1218-AC06 | Publication ID: Spring 2002 |
Title: ●Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements | |
Abstract: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule on Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements (66 FR 5916, January 19, 2001), scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2002. Following a careful review conducted pursuant to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card's memorandum (66 FR 7702), the Agency has determined that all but two provisions of the final rule, regarding the recording of occupational hearing loss and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), would take effect as scheduled (66 FR 35113, July 3, 2001). The Agency issued a proposed rule on July 3, 2001, seeking comment on a delay of the two sections, and on the criteria that should be used for the recording of occupational hearing loss (RIN 1218-AC00). The record on this proposal closed on September 4, 2001. OSHA published a final rule delaying the effective dates for sections 1904.10, 1910.12 and a note to 1904.29(b)(7)(vi) until January 1, 2003. The same final rule provided interim guidance on recording hearing loss and MSD cases during 2002 (66 FR 52031, October 12, 2001). OSHA is continuing to reconsider these two provisions for recording occupational hearing loss based on the occurrence of a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing acuity (section 1904.10), defining "musculoskeletal disorders" and checking the column on the OSHA 300 Log identifying a recordable case as an MSD (section 1904.12). OSHA will issue a subsequent final rule to deal with these injury and illness recording issues for the years 2003 and beyond. | |
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1904.10 29 CFR 1904.12 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(7)(vi) | |
Legal Authority: 29 USC 657 29 USC 553 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Steven F. Witt Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3700, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2200 Fax:202 693-1671 Email: witt.steven@dol.gov |