Preparing for the new year and planning your safety and health efforts can be accomplished by looking back and looking forward. Below are several items that you may find helpful in maximizing your 2023 safety and health program endeavors. Keep in mind that if your state is a “state OSHA plan”, there may be additional safety and health requirements you need to be aware of and follow. In particular, pay attention to any state or local emphasis programs on safety and health issues under enforcement.
Last year, SNIPS published a short article on OSHA recordkeeping and here is a reminder for 2023. Most companies with more than 10 employees are required by Federal OSHA to maintain injury and illness records on a calendar year basis. In recent years, reporting requirements for electronically reporting illness and injury data changed the process significantly, and there is a proposed rule under consideration that may change things even further.