On September 11, 2014, federal OSHA announced new requirements for reporting severe injuries and updates for the list of industries exempt from recordkeeping requirements. These new rules are effective in federal OSHA states on January 1, 2015.
States like Michigan operating their own OSHA program must promulgate standards which are at least as effective as the federal standards within six months of their publication in the Federal Register. Michigan intends to adopt the new federal rules by reference.
Contact Al Roden, Director of Risk Management, for more information.
