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How OSHA recordability turns on work-relatedness, new case and the general recording criteria (29 CFR 1904.5–1904.7), and how days away are counted.
Recordability turns on three tests in sequence: work-relatedness (1904.5), new case (1904.6) and the general recording criteria (1904.7). This pillar puts each citation in front of you. The decision stays yours.
Rovaryn Digital · · 12 min read
OSHA's first-aid list in 1904.7(b)(5)(ii) is exhaustive: anything not on it is medical treatment. Here is how common treatments read against that text. You record the decision.
Rovaryn Digital · · 11 min read
A case can be recordable without being reportable, and a reportable event still has to be evaluated for the log. This guide separates the two duties, their triggers and their clocks.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read
OSHA's restricted-work test looks at routine job functions and full workdays, not at the label 'light duty'. Here is the text of 1904.7(b)(4) and how restricted days are counted. Return-to-work programs themselves belong to the sister line TransitionalDuty.
Rovaryn Digital · · 8 min read
Days away are counted in calendar days, beginning the day after the injury and capped at 180 (29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3)). Here is how weekends, holidays, terminations and doctor-recommended days are handled.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read
Compensability is decided under state workers' comp law; recordability is decided under 29 CFR Part 1904. OSHA's rule says recording a case does not mean the employee is eligible for benefits. You make both decisions, and this article only shows where the tests diverge.
Rovaryn Digital · · 8 min read