Are you using the new, updated OSHA forms?
Are you using the new, updated OSHA forms?
As of Jan. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to use the revised OSHA 300 form, which includes a separate column for occupational hearing loss.
Hearing loss is recordable if the employee has a hearing level of 25 db or greater above audiometric zero and a work-related change of 10 db averaged over the frequencies 2,000; 3,000; and 4,000 Hz.
The rule also allows the employer to include an adjustment for hearing loss due to aging and to seek the advice of a physician or licensed health care professional to determine if the hearing loss was work-related.
The new form includes some other changes to make it more user-friendly, including more clear formulas for calculating incidence rates. For a copy of the form, go to: www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf.
As of Jan. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to use the revised OSHA 300 form, which includes a separate column for occupational hearing loss.Subscribe Now for Access
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