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02/26/2020
Important Updates from the BWC
Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses due: February 1st
Employers with eleven or more employees and whose establishments are not classified as a partially exempt industry must record work-related injuries and illnesses using OSHA Forms 300, 300A and 301. Employers who are required to keep Form 300, the Injury and Illness log, must post Form 300A, the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, in a workplace every year from February 1 to April 30. Current and former employees, or their representatives, have the right to access injury and illness records. Employers must give the requestor a copy of the relevant record(s) by the end of the next business day.
OSHA's definition of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities are those in which an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the condition. In addition, if an event or exposure in the work environment significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness, this is also considered work-related. If a work-related injury or illness results in medical treatment beyond first aid, you must record it on the OSHA 300 Log.
Required information
- Completion of both the 300 and 300A
Verify that you've classified each case only once on both forms.- A case that has one day away and several days restricted would be classified as days away from work, not both. Each case is classified only once, and it is classified as the most serious.
- The other recordable case is a case that does not have days away or job transfer or restriction. The case is recordable because it is beyond first aid.
- Verify that the total number of cases equals the total number of injuries and illnesses; otherwise, you will receive an error message and will not be able to submit.
Do you have a Health & Wellness Program? If Not, the Ohio BWC Can Help You: Better You, Better Ohio!
Better You, Better Ohio… BWC’s Health and Wellness Program
A healthy workforce is crucial to a successful business. That is why BWC is offering Better You, Better Ohio to Ohio’s workforce. It is a free health and wellness program designed to provide health and wellness resources and services to workers of small employers with 150 or fewer employees in high risk industries. Major health challenges due to obesity, aging and chronic diseases can be the result of lifestyle behaviors that can be addressed by using the resources and support services provided by health and wellness programs like Better You, Better Ohio.
A healthy workforce has fewer workers’ compensation claims, has less severe claims, recovers more quickly after an injury and has less absenteeism which can help employers reduce their workers’ comp and healthcare costs. If your business has fewer than 150 employees and doesn’t have a health and wellness program in place Better You, Better Ohio can be a no cost employee benefit that can help improve the health of your employees and your company.
Register for one of these upcoming BWC webinar to learn more about the program and financial incentives for your employees:
FEBRUARY 2020 BYBO Webinar:
BWC Better You, Better Ohio! Wellness Webinar – February 27, 2020 1:30 pm
