CFR 127E - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

On December 17, 2002 (Federal Register), federal OSHA extended the delay of three provisions of the final rule published January 19, 2001 until January 1, 2004. The delayed provisions are 29 CFR 1904.10 (b)(7), the requirement to check the hearing loss column on the 300 log; 29 CFR 1904.12, the definition of “musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)”and the requirement to check the MSD column on the 300 log; and 29 CFR 1904.29 (b)(7)(vi), only the sentence stating “Musculoskeletal disorders are not considered privacy concern cases.”

In accordance with 13 NCAC 7A.0301(b), the N.C. Commissioner of Labor automatically adopted the federal Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Standard with an effective date of January 1, 2003.