OSHA Compliance Insights
Expert advice, compliance guides, and recordkeeping tips to help you maintain a safer workplace and avoid costly penalties.
Can You Keep Your OSHA 300 Log Electronically? The Equivalent-Form and E-Storage Rules
Yes — OSHA explicitly allows electronic 300 Logs, in software or a spreadsheet, under the equivalent-form rules of 1904.29. But four duties survive the switch: two production clocks, a hard-copy posting requirement, and a certification that still ends up on a wall. Here is exactly what the regulation, the FAQs, and a 2025 interpretation letter require.
Counting days away and restricted work days on the OSHA 300 Log (1904.7)
Once a case is recordable, you still have to count the days correctly. This guide covers when the clock starts, calendar vs. workdays, the 180-day cap, cross-year cases, and what to do when an employee leaves before recovery.
The OSHA 301 Incident Report: The Case File Behind Every 300 Log Line
The 300 Log is the index. The 301 Incident Report is the case file behind each line — and its access rules are nothing like the Log's. Here's what the 301 captures, the 7-day completion clock, the workers' comp shortcut and its trap, and who can get a copy of what.
TRIR and DART Rates Explained: A Plain-English Guide for Small Employers
Your TRIR and DART rates tell insurers, clients, and OSHA how safe your workplace really is. Learn how to calculate them, what the numbers mean, and how you compare to your industry.
How to Fill Out the OSHA 300 Log: The Complete Column-by-Column Guide
Every column of the OSHA 300 Log explained, with worked example entries, the 7-day deadline, the rules for correcting the log when a case changes, and the year-end totals that feed your 300A. The complete guide for small employers.
How to Submit Your OSHA Data Electronically via the ITA Portal
If your establishment meets certain size and industry thresholds, you are required to submit injury and illness data to OSHA electronically each year by March 2. Here is exactly how to do it.