Maryland Reporting Injuries and Illnesses Checklist
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The following are some of the key OSHA standards that apply to many health care employers:Hazard Communication Standard.Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.Ionizing Radiation Standard.Exit Routes Standards.Electrical Standards.Emergency Action Plan Standard.Fire Safety Standard.Medical and First Aid Standard.More items...
The OSHA 300 Log requires employers to check one of 6 boxes to categorize the injury/illness: (1) injury (2) skin disorder (3) respiratory condition (4) poisoning (5) hearing loss (6) all other illnesses. There are spaces to record days of job transfer or work restriction, as well as days away from work.
Report a Fatality or Severe InjuryAll employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye.A fatality must be reported within 8 hours.An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours.
An employee who is at work when s/he becomes aware of an injury or illness must report it as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than leaving the workplace or 8 hours after becoming aware of the injury or illness, whichever is earlier. The report must be made to the employee's supervisor.
About OSHA 300A Summaries Recordable work-related injuries and illnesses are those that result in one or more of the following: medical treatment beyond first aid, one or more days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, diagnosis of a significant injury or illness, loss of consciousness, or death.
How does OSHA define a recordable injury or illness? Any work-related fatality. Any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job. Any work-related injury or illness requiring medical treatment beyond first aid.
All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. A fatality must be reported within 8 hours. An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours.
There are four groups of OSHA standards: General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and Agriculture. (General Industry is the set that applies to the largest number of workers and worksites). These standards are designed to protect workers from a wide range of hazards.
Some broad areas that reportable incidents encompass include: Medication errors and omissions such as inappropriate drug, inappropriate dose, inappropriate rate, inappropriate route, or failure to medicate at all.
The final rule also revises the requirements for reporting work-related fatality, injury, and illness information to OSHA. The current regulation requires employers to report work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees within eight hours of the event.
