The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") is currently working on several issues that will effect employers in almost every industry. OSHA Administrator Charles N. Jeffress has identified several of the administration's priority rulemaking and legislative efforts for 1999, including a revised recordkeeping rule, an ergonomics standard, and enhanced whistleblower protection laws.
Revised Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA is currently working on a final rule which will amend the existing regulations governing an employer's obligation to record its employees' work-related injuries and illnesses. This rule is targeted to be published in June of this year and to take effect in January 2000. The revised recordkeeping rule is expected to clarify the definition of work-relatedness, making it easier for an employer to determine whether or not an injury or illness must be recorded. The new rule is also expected to better explain what constitutes light duty, and to contain
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