OSHA’s Tracking of Workplace Injuries and IllnessesÌýfinal ruleÌýrequires certain establishments to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A for calendar year 2018 by March 2.

On Feb. 7, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued aÌýtemporary enforcement policyÌýfor the crane operator evaluation requirements in theÌý2018 Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Qualification final rule. The evaluation and documentation requirements became effective on Feb. 7, 2019.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers are encouraged to review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’sÌýcompliance assistance products,Ìýwhich were updated in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019, and OSHA’sÌýwinter weather safety page,Ìýwhich features information on preventing workplace injury from various weather hazards.

On Jan. 25, OSHA issued the Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule, which eliminates the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA annually.

On Jan. 23, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, the U.S. Department of Labor published aÌýfinal ruleÌýto adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, for 2019. This final rule is effective on Jan. 23, 2019.

Employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recordkeeping rule are required to post theirÌý2018 OSHA Form 300AÌýwork-related injury and illness log summaries in an area where notices to employees are typically posted from Feb. 1 through April 30. The form must be posted in a visible spot at each coveredÌýestablishment.

OSHA’s Electronic Injury Reporting and Anti-Retaliation final rule requires certain establishments to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A for calendar year 2018 by March 2. Information on how to electronically submit the OSHA Form 300A can be found on OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application website.

On Nov. 9, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published aÌýfinal rule that updates its standard forÌýcranes and derricks in constructionÌýto ensure crane operators are qualified to safely operate equipment.ÌýTheÌýfinal ruleÌýrequires employers to train operators as needed to perform assigned crane activities, evaluate them and document successful completion of the evaluations.Ìý

On Nov. 5, the Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationÌýissued guidanceÌýon how to comply with crane operator certification requirements until OSHA’s newÌýfinal ruleÌýon operator certification and qualification becomes effective. OSHA also made available aÌýpre-publication versionÌýof the final rule on its website.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓwas one of 17 member organizations of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention that met recently in Washington, D.C., to collaborate on how to equip companies to better address mental health issues and reduce the risk of suicide in the construction industry. Members of the Alliance, which was classified as a 501(c)(3) public charity this summer, formed governance, fundraising, education and marketing task forces during a strategic planning session during National Suicide Prevention Month.