The Safetypro Podcast - Helping You Manage Workplace Safety One Episode At A Time!

Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! As we know, the language of the OSH Act limits the recording requirements to injuries or illnesses that are "work-related." The Act uses but does not define this term. OSHA has interpreted the Act to mean that injuries and illnesses are work-related if events or exposures at work caused or contributed to the problem. Work-related injuries or illnesses may (1) occur at the employer's premises or (2) occur off the employer's premises when the employee was engaged in a work activity or was present as a condition of employment. What most people would read under paragraph 1904.5(b)(1) is the "work environment" means "the establishment and other locations where one or more employees are working or are present as a condition of their employment. The work environment includes physical locations and equipment or materials used by the employee during his or her work." Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from