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OSHA interpretation · 1995-08-15

Recording injuries and illnesses associated with voluntary blood drives on the OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injudies and Illnesses.

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August 15, 1995 Stephen G. Kastensmidt Brown & Root OSHA Recordkeeping Administrator Room (03) 125 4100 Clinton Drive Houston, Texas 77020-6299 Dear Mr. Kastensmidt: Thank you for your letter requesting an exception from recording injuries and illnesses associated with voluntary blood drives on the OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Exceptions to the OSHA injury and illnesses recordkeeping requirements are only granted for the manner in which the records are maintained (e.g. location of records, establishment coverage, etc.). However, we have reevaluated our current position regarding the recording of injuries and illnesses which occur on the employer's premises when they result solely from the donation of blood during voluntary blood drives. As you are aware, OSHA is in the process of revising its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping requirements. We anticipate proposing to discontinue the requirement to record the very cases from which you are requesting an exception. OSHA believes it will not lose any valuable information through the discontinuation of recording these particular cases and sees no need to delay this policy until publication of a final rule. Therefore, injuries and illnesses which solely result from the donation of blood during voluntary blood drives on the employers premises are not considered work related and are not recordable. By addressing this issue through interpretation, rather than granting a specific exception, we will ensure uniform recording practices and preserve the consistency of cases recorded nationwide. We look forward to receiving comments from your organization concerning this issue when we publish the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register . If you have any questions or comments before that time, please contact a member of my staff in the Office of Statistics at area code (202) 219-6463. Sincerely, Joseph A. Dear Assistant Secretary

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

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