OSHA Announces Electronic Reporting Deadline For 2016 Injury And Illness Data I n May, OSHA said it would propose pushing back the compliance date from July 1 but did not specify Dec. 1 as the new deadline until June. In its rule-change proposal, OSHA said that not only did employers need time to become familiar with the electronic reporting system, but that it was also giving the Trump administration an opportunity to review the new electronic reporting requirements. Despite the compliance deadline delay, OSHA introduced its electronic reporting system on Aug. 1. Employers will be able to use the web-based system’s Injury Tracking Application to report the information that would normally be submitted on the paper forms. Industry groups like the National Association of Home Builders have pushed back against the electronic reporting requirements, more specifically at OSHA’s intention to make some of the submitted data available for the public to view online. The NAHB and others have argued that displaying what they Financing some of the top builders in Fairfield County. have characterized as proprietary information online could constitute violations of employers’ First and Fifth amendment rights. Read More People you trust, service you expect, and products to fit your financial needs. • Construction Financing • Commercial Mortgages • Term Loans • Revolving Lines of Credit 877.431.7431 • www.fairfieldcountybank.com NMLS ID #516624 EQUAL HOUSING L E ND E R MEMBER FDIC NOVEMBER 2017 | HBRA of Fairfield County 27
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