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OSHA interpretation · 1991-08-30

Recording audiogram test results on OSHA 200 Log.

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August 30, 1991 J. J. Schwerha, M.D. General Manager - Health Services and Medical Director United States Steel 600 Grant Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Dear Dr. Schwerha: Thank you for your letter of July 10, 1991 requesting clarification of the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements for occupational hearing loss cases. Your letter describes a situation where an audiogram is done in December 1990, but the report is not received from the vendor until January 1991. If the case meets the criteria for recording on the OSHA 200 Log, then the case should be entered on the 1990 Log. Our interpretation is that the date of the audiogram is also the date of the initial diagnosis of illness. I hope this information will answer your questions about the recordkeeping requirements. If you have further questions please contact my staff at (202) 523-1463. Sincerely Yours, Stephen A. Newell Acting Director Office of Statistics

Reproduced verbatim from osha.gov. US Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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