Recent updates from OSHA include:

• Employers who electronically submit OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping Form 300A must provide an Employer Identification Number as of Jan. 2, 2020.
• OSHA has issued an updated National Emphasis Program to focus agency inspections on amputation hazards in manufacturing industries.
• New federal data show the rate of fatal work injuries remained unchanged in 2018. However, unintentional overdoses at work increased by 12% — the sixth consecutive annual increase — while suicide at work jumped by 11%.

As part of your year-end housekeeping, be sure your facility has OSHA’s “Job Safety and Health: It’s the Law” poster (available for free) prominently displayed. 12/18/2019