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OSHA interpretation · 1993-08-31

Procedure for maintaining and retaining the OSHA Log.

← All interpretations§ 1904

OSHA’s standing caveat

Interpretation letters explain existing requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. Enforcement guidance may be affected by later changes to OSHA rules, and a letter addresses the facts it was given — not necessarily yours.

August 31, 1993 Mr. Larry S. Valentine Director of Loss Prevention Pet Incorporated 400 South 4th Street St. Louis, Missouri 63102 Dear Mr. Valentine: Thank you for your letter dated July 7, requesting interpretations on two OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. Your procedure for maintaining and retaining the OSHA Log, as described in your letter, complies with the recordkeeping regulations. Furthermore, employers are allowed to keep as many sets of records as they feel necessary, as long as the most current set of OSHA records are produced upon a request of access to the records by an authorized person. Your method of entering "Occupation" and "Department" for floating employees is also within compliance of the recordkeeping regulations. The more precise the information, the more useful the records will be for evaluating the safety and health environment of your establishment. I hope you find this information useful. If you have any further questions, please contact my staff at Area Code (202) 219-6463. Sincerely, Stephen A. Newell Director Office of Statistics

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

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