b'YOUR TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING EXCELLENCEOSHA ANNOUNCES FINAL RULE REQUIRING ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS FOR EMPLOYERS IN CERTAIN HIGH-HAZARD INDUSTRIESCongress intended for the Occupational Safety and Health Act to include reporting procedures that would provide the agency and the public with an understanding of the safety and health problems worker space, and this rule is a big step in finally realizing that objective. OSHA will use these dated to intervene through strategic outreach and enforcement to reduce worker injuries and illnesses in a highhazard industries.~ Doug Parker, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, July 17, 2023BY Gary Auman BY Lindsey DeckNFBA Legal Counsel Auman, Mahan & FurryArulewillnowrequirecertain Toimprovedataquality,establishments new employers in designated high-hazardwill also be required to include their legal industries to electronically submit injurycompanynamewhenmakingelectronic and illness information to the OccupationalsubmissionstoOSHAfromtheirinjury Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).andillnessrecords,ratherthantheir Yes, construction is a high hazard industry asEmployerIdentificationNumber(EIN).is most manufacturing. The rule, which will takePreviously, two (2) groups of establishments were effect on January 1, 2024, includes the followingrequired to electronically submit information requirements: from their Form 300A annual summary: (1)Establishments with 100 or more employeesestablishments with 20-249 employees in certain incertainhigh-hazardindustriesmustdesignated industries; and (2) establishments electronically submit information from theirwith 250 or more employees in industries that Form 300 - Log of Work-Related Injuriesare required to routinely keep OSHA injury and Illnesses, and Form 301 - Injury andand illness records. Whats new in the final rule Illness Incident Report to OSHA once a year.is the requirement that establishments with NOTE: These submissions are in addition100 or more employees in certain designated to the required submission of Form 300Ahigh-hazard industries will now be required to - Summary of Work-Related Injuries andelectronically submit information from their Illnesses OSHA 300 and 301 to OSHA once a year. The continued on page: 16 FRAME BUILDER - AUG023 / 15'