Don’t Forget!  OSHA Form 300A must be certified and posted no later than February 1, and electronically submitted by March 2.

Recording Requirements

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires many employers with more than 10 employees to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses.  Certain low-risk industries are exempted, and minor injuries requiring only first aid do not need to be recorded.

Employers must complete OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) for each work-related injury or illness, and must also log work-related incidents on OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Illnesses and Injuries).  Employers then prepare OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Illnesses and Injuries).  If there were no injuries at an establishment, enter zero in the total line.  The forms are available here. 

Review, Certify, and Post

A company executive must examine the OSHA 300 Log for 2019 and certify that the OSHA Form 300A summary is correct and complete.  The company executive must be an owner of the company (only if the company is a sole proprietorship or partnership); an officer of the corporation; the highest ranking company official working at the establishment; or the immediate supervisor of the highest ranking company official working at the establishment.

Employers must then post OSHA Form 300A in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted no later than February 1.  The posting should stay up until April 30.  Records must be maintained at the worksite for at least five years.

Electronic Submission

Establishments with 20-249 employees in certain industries and all establishments with 250 or more employees must submit Form 300A to OSHA electronically by March 2.