OSHA 300A Summary of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses

All employers covered by OSHA Part 1904 must complete this Summary page, even if no work-related injuries or illnesses occurred during the year. Use your OSHA 300 Log to count the number of entries in each category. If there were none for a particular category, enter “0”. The Summary must be posted from February 1 to April 30. If an inspector visits you, one of the first areas he/she looks at is your safety and health records. Failing to record, or improperly recording work-related injuries and illnesses can result in significant fines.

It might seem like old hat, but having a current employee handbook is more important today than it was years ago. In today’s work environment, employees are more apt to turn to an outside source for advice on how to handle a situation or an issue that did or does not please them in their workplace. Your best protection may be a properly written employee handbook.

It’s hard to pick up any communications media piece these days that does not contain some reference to online social networking. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, for example, have become household words. Social media use has exploded, and it’s here to stay. So, what happens when these media are brought into the workplace?

Time to hang the mistletoe, bring out the holiday cheer, give presents to everybody (the more personal the better!), hugs and kisses abound!!! Not really, only kidding!