OSHA Work-Related Injury and Illness Recordkeeping

Learning objectives

  • List the basic requirements and steps to record common illnesses and injuries and report them to OSHA.
  • Consider relevant factors regarding injuries and illnesses to determine their recordability
  • Describe the requirements for maintaining injury and illness records and reporting summaries and especially serious incidents.

Course overview

This lesson will help you understand the general criteria for determining whether a work-related injury or illness is recordable or reportable under OSHA recordkeeping requirements. You’ll also learn how to review your worksite’s incident log and prepare an annual incident summary for OSHA reporting purposes.

The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.


  • 20 minutes
  • Format: Online Interactive
  • Tier: 2
  • Course ID: 3253
Language Icon English, Spanish, French Canadian, Korean, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hindi, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Bosnian, Dutch
Course Outline
  • Recording and Reporting Basics
  • Determining Recordability
  • Maintaining Records and Reporting to OSHA
Regulations
  • 29 CFR 1904 Subpart A n Purpose
  • 29 CFR 1904 Subpart B n Scope
  • 29 CFR 1904 Subpart C n Recordkeeping Forms and Recording Criteria
  • 29 CFR 1904 Subpart D n Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements
  • 29 CFR 1904 Subpart E n Reporting Fatality, Injury and Illness Information to the Government
  • CALOSHA, Chapter 7 - Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Subchapter 1 - Occupational Injury and Illness Reports and Records, Article 2 - Employer Records of Occupational Injury or Illness
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