WASHINGTON — The US Department of Labor announced a final rule requiring high-hazard industry employers to electronically submit injury and illness records to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Employers are already required to keep a Form 300-Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and a Form 301-Injury and Illness Incident Report.

The final rule applies to establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries. These businesses are to electronically submit Forms 300 and 301 in addition to a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses.

“Congress intended for the Occupational Safety and Health Act to include reporting procedures that would provide the agency and the public with an understanding of the safety and health problems workers face, and this rule is a big step in finally realizing that objective,” said Doug Parker, assistant secretary for OSHA. “OSHA will use these data to intervene through strategic outreach and enforcement to reduce worker injuries and illnesses in high-hazard industries. The safety and health community will benefit from the insights this information will provide at the industry level, while workers and employers will be able to make more informed decisions about their workplace's safety and health.”

OSHA said it will provide access to some of the data through these reports on its website to help inform employers, employees and the public about a company’s workplace safety and health history.