February 9, 2007
Did you know...?
Beginning Feb. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began requiring employers to post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2006.
The summary must list the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2006 and were logged on the OSHA 300 form. Information about the annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year is also required to assist in calculating incidence rates. Companies with no recordable injuries or illnesses in 2006 must post the form with zeroes on the total line. All summaries must be certified by a company executive.
The form is to be
displayed in a common area wherever notices to employees are usually posted. A
copy of the summary must be made available to employees who move from worksite
to worksite, such as construction employees and employees who do not report to
any fixed establishment on a regular basis.
Exempted
employers (employers with ten or fewer employees and employers in certain
industry groups) may still be selected by the Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics to participate in an annual statistical survey. All employers
covered by OSHA need to comply with safety and health standards and must report
verbally within eight hours to the nearest OSHA office all accidents that
result in one or more fatalities or in the hospitalization of three or more
employees.
Copies
of the OSHA Forms 300 and 300A are available on the OSHA
Recordkeeping Web page in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet format.
OSHA
has planned 37,700 workplace inspections throughout the year and will continue
to focus its resources on workplaces and industries with high rates of injuries
and illnesses.
Since 2001, OSHA has implemented a balanced approach consisting of aggressive enforcement, cooperative programs, outreach, education and compliance assistance which has yielded a 19 percent reduction in occupational illness and injury rates. During this same period, the overall fatality rate has declined by 7 percent and it has fallen by 18 percent among Hispanic employees.
A proposed budget increase for 2008 will allow for the agency to continue improvements in workplace safety and health through compliance assistance and enforcement of occupational safety and health regulations and standards.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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Independence Clinical Facility |
Johnson County Clinical Facility |
St. Joseph Clinical Facility |
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801 NW St. Mary’s Drive |
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10415 Lackman Road |
904 Edmond Street |
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Blue Springs, MO 64104 |
Independence, MO 64055 |
Lenexa, KS 66219 |
St. Joseph, MO 64501 |
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816-224-9121 |
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913-495-9905 |
816-233-7702 |
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KCMO/Broadway Clinical Facility |
KCMO/Front Street Clinical Facility |
Wyandotte County Clinical Facility |
Grandview Clinical Facility |
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1650 Broadway |
6501 East Commerce, Suite 110 |
1333 Meadowlark Lane, Suite 200 |
13830 S Us Highway 71 |
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Kansas City, MO 64108 |
Kansas City, MO 64120 |
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816-842-2020 |
816-483-5550 |
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