OSHA’s Final Rule on Electronic Reporting: Why All the Fuss?

© 2016 The Texas Lawbook.

By Ken Bullock and Peyton Smith of Munsch Hardt

(July 25) – Given the broad scope and application of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and the seeming omnipresence of the agency charged with its oversight and enforcement, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), virtually all employers are familiar with the OSH Act’s basic premise that all workers are entitled to a reasonably safe and healthful workplace. Those employers subject to the OSH Act and related OSHA regulations are also likely familiar with their obligations to record and report certain workplace injuries and illnesses.