Employment Law Report

OSHA 300 Log Must Be Posted by February 1, 2013 For Many Employers

By Edwin S. Hopson

It is that time of year again!

Most employers, with some exceptions (such as those with 10 or fewer employees during all of the previous year), must post their OSHA 300 log from February 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013 “in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. You must ensure that the posted annual summary is not altered, defaced or covered by other material,” per OSHA regulations. 

Injury and illness recordkeeping forms must be maintained on a calendar year basis.  In addition, they must be retained for 5 years at the establishment and must be available for inspection by representatives of OSHA, or appropriate state agency, which in Kentucky is the Kentucky OSH Program. To review the industries/establishments that are exempt from having to even fill out the form take a look at:

SIC Code

Industry

525

Hardware Stores

542

Meat and Fish Markets

544

Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores

545

Dairy Products Stores

546

Retail Bakeries

549

Miscellaneous Food Stores

551

New and Used Car Dealers

552

Used Car Dealers

554

Gasoline Service Stations

557

Motorcycle Dealers

56

Apparel and Accessory Stores

573

Radio, Television, & Computer Stores

58

Eating and Drinking Places

591

Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores

592

Liquor Stores

594

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores

599

Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified

60

Depository Institutions (banks & savings institutions)

61

Nondepository Institutions(credit institutions)

62

Security and Commodity Brokers

63

Insurance Carriers

64

Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Services

653

Real Estate Agents and Managers

654

Title Abstract Offices

67

Holding and Other Investment Offices

722

Photographic Studios, Portrait

723

Beauty Shops

724

Barber Shops

725

Shoe Repair and Shoeshine Parlors

726

Funeral Service and Crematories

729

Miscellaneous Personal Services

731

Advertising Services

732

Credit Reporting and Collection Services

733

Mailing, Reproduction, Stenographic Services

737

Computer and Data Processing Services

738

Miscellaneous Business Services

764

Reupholstery and Furniture Repair

78

Motion Picture

791

Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls

792

Producers, Orchestras, Entertainers

793

Bowling Centers

801

Offices & Clinics Of Medical Doctors

802

Offices and Clinics Of Dentists

803

Offices Of Osteopathic Physicians

804

Offices Of Other Health Practitioners

807

Medical and Dental Laboratories

809

Health and Allied Services,Not Elsewhere Classified

81

Legal Services

82

Educational Services (schools, colleges,universities and libraries)

832

Individual and Family Services

835

Child Day Care Services

839

Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

841

Museums and Art Galleries

86

Membership Organizations

87

Engineering, Accounting, Research,Management, and Related Services

899

Services, not elsewhere classified