The OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) must be posted each year from February through April, of the year following the year covered by the form. Remember to post your 2023 OSHA Form 300A from February 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024.
If your company had more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year, you must keep OSHA injury and illness records unless your establishment is classified as a partially exempt industry (https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/presentations/exempttable). Hardware stores are not classified as exempt from the recordkeeping requirements, and therefore, you must keep injury and illness records if you had more than 10 employees. In addition to recording illness and injuries, the records must be retained at the worksite for at least five years.
If your company had 10 or fewer employees at all times during the last calendar year, you do not need to keep OSHA injury and illness records unless OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics informs you in writing that you must keep records. However, all employers covered by the OSH Act must report to OSHA within 24 hours any work-related incident that results in a fatality, the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees, an employee amputation, or an employee loss of an eye.
How do I determine the size of my company to find out if I qualify for the partial exemption for size?
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