OSHA Clarifies: Employers Must Keep Injury Logs

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking to clarify its stance on when employers are required to record injuries and illnesses: always. The rule, published Wednesday in the Federal Register, clarifies that employers are required to maintain records of injuries and illnesses for five years after the end of the calendar year that the records cover. "The duty to record an injury or illness continues for as long as the employer must keep records of the recordable injury or illness; the duty does not expire just because the employer fails to create the necessary reco...