E19: Update on Electronic Recordkeeping, Anti-Retaliation under OSHA’s Injury & Illness Rule

All employers required to keep injury and illness records are impacted by the improved tracking of the workplace injuries and illnesses rule, and more than 460,000 employers will need to electronically submit records for public scrutiny under OSHA’s recent rulemaking. Many believe the antiretaliation provision of the rule will be eliminated as soon as OSHA leadership moves in. But what about the electronic submission of records and posting the data? This is a massive undertaking in an already underfunded and understaffed Agency. On today’s EHS on Tap, we will be discussing the future of OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements with Tressi Cordaro. Tressi is a partner in the Washington, D.C. region office of Jackson Lewis PC., where she advises and represents employers on occupational safety and health matters before federal and state OSHA enforcement agencies. Tressi will also be presenting at this year’s BLR Safety Summit in early April in Austin, Texas.