Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, certain employers are required to electronically submit injury and illness data that they are already required to record on their onsite OSHA Injury and Illness forms. The data can be entered on the OSHA website, uploaded in a .CSV file or via a web API.

Analysis of this data will enable OSHA to use its enforcement and compliance assistance resources more efficiently. Some of the data will also be posted to the OSHA website. OSHA believes that public disclosure will encourage employers to improve workplace safety and provide valuable information to workers, job seekers, customers, researchers and the general public. The amount of data submitted will vary depending on the size of company and type of industry.

Establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the record-keeping regulation must submit information from their 2016 Form 300A by July 1, 2017. These same employers will be required to submit information from all 2017 forms (300A, 300, and 301) by July 1, 2018. Beginning in 2019 and every year thereafter, the information must have been submitted by March 2.

Establishments with 20-249 employees in certain high-risk industries must submit information from their 2016 Form 300A by July 1, 2017, and their 2017 Form 300A by July 1, 2018. Beginning in 2019 and every year thereafter, the information must have been submitted by March 2.

Our publishers will be addressing the electronic format in future updates. In the meantime, if you would like assistance from one of our consultants, please let your Account Executive know or contact us at 1-800-719-3307.