1.3 Recordkeeping on a Construction Site

Covered employers keep a log of work related injuries and illnesses, with the same rules as other industries.

• Record a case if it results in death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, or a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a health professional. Needlestick injuries and cuts from contaminated sharps, and work related hearing loss, are also recordable.
• Enter each case within seven calendar days. Use "privacy case" in place of a name where privacy rules apply.
• At the end of the year, review the Form 300 log, complete the Form 300A summary, certify it and post it from 1 February to 30 April. Keep the records for five years.
• A case is work related if an event or exposure at work caused or contributed to the condition, or made an existing condition worse, subject to the exceptions in the standard. Cases of the common cold or flu, and injuries from personal tasks outside working hours, are examples of cases that are not work related.
• Employers must report every work related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours, and every in-patient hospitalisation, amputation or eye loss within 24 hours.
• Workers must be told how to report an injury and must not be punished for reporting. Employers give copies of records to government inspectors within four business hours of a request.

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