U.S. District Court in Texas Requests Delay in Provisions of Injury and Illness Tracking Rule
OSHA has agreed to delay enforcement of provisions of its injury and illness tracking rule until Dec. 1.
OSHA’s new rule, which revises its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation, takes effect Jan. 1, 2017. It requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness data that they are already required to record on their onsite OSHA Injury and Illness forms.
However, provisions of the rule that prohibit employers from discouraging workers from reporting an injury originally were scheduled to become effective on Aug. 10.
