Clarifying New OSHA Requirements: Employers Must Still Electronically Submit 300A Data
Recently, the Trump administration along with OSHA has made the decision to roll back part of their Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule. With this change, employers no longer need to electronically submit the 300 or 301 forms but must still comply with submission of Form 300A.
Earlier this year, Top O' Michigan identified this OSHA recordkeeping requirement as an area our clients could use extra support in. So with that, we invested in a program called OSHAlogs which helps employers easily complete the 300 and 301 forms as well as the 300A. In addition, when an injury or illness occurred in the workplace, this helps to save time by also completing the Form 100 to file a Workers Compensation claim and sent directly to Top O' Michigan to file.
It is important that employers understand that the electronic submission requirements were not completely eliminated as some may mistakenly have believed. Rather the rule has been scaled back in a way that many expected from the start. Employers must still electronically submit 300A data to OSHA
- 2017 data is due by December 31, 2018 if it has not already been submitted
- 2018 data is due by March 2, 2019
- The data will continue to be due on March 2nd in the subsequent years
This is another way that we are committed to helping your business reduce time and expenses as it pertains to OSHA recordkeeping. If you have any additional questions about the changes or how we can get your business set up, please reach out to us at 800-686-8664 or ClientService@TOMIA247.com.
Enthusiastically,
Brian D. Bartosh, CIC, LUTCF
President
