OSHA recently followed up on its Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule that requires all State Plans to adopt its electronic record-keeping and reporting mandate after several states delayed adopting the rule by the December 1, 2017, deadline. Earlier this year, OSHA issued a press release announcing that employers, rather than the State Plans, would be responsible for implementing the new reporting rule. State Plans responded in various ways, discussed in more length here, causing confusion for employers in those states.
Washington State is in the process of adopting OSHA’s new rule, but at this time, OSHA’s electronic reporting requirement does not apply to Washington employers. Information and updates can be found at the Washington Department of Labor and Industries website, where you can also sign up to receive email rulemaking updates.
Under federal OSHA, employers with 250 or more employees are required to submit the OSHA Form 300A summary report electronically. These reports for CY20176 were due 7/30/2018, but employers (regulated by OSHA, e.g. Idaho, Montana) that have not yet submitted can do so. See https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/finalrule/index.html for more information.