OSHA’s “Recordkeeping Rule” continues to make headlines in the EH&S world. The most recent news involves a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which concludes that underreporting and inaccurate employer injury and illness data may be attributed to a number of factors, including worker intimidation, and that the Labor Department’s OSHA audit process for verifying employer injury and illness records, is flawed.
Brief Background About the Report
The Department of Labor (DOL) is required under the OSH Act of 1970 to collect and compile occupational injury and illness records, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to determine two things: 1) whether or not the DOL verifies that employers are accurately recording employee workplace injuries and illnesses, and, if so, how adequately and 2) what factors may affect the accuracy of employer injury and illness records. The results of the report were released this month.
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