#	FAQ
1	An employee has a work-related shoulder injury resulting in days of restricted work activity. While working on restricted duty, the employee sustains a foot injury which results in a different work restriction. How would the employer record these cases? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
2	An employee hurts his or her left arm and is told by the doctor not to use the left arm for one week. The employee is able to perform all of his or her routine job functions using only the right arm (though at a slower pace and the employee is never required to use both arms to perform his or her job functions). Would this be considered restricted work? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
3	An employee is provided antibiotics for anthrax, although the employee does not test positive for exposure/infection. Is this a recordable event on the OSHA log? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
4	An employee tests positive for anthrax exposure/infection and is provided antibiotics. Is this a recordable event on the OSHA log? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
5	An employee's normal shift is 6:00 PM to 2:30 AM. The employee starts his shift at 6:00PM on Monday and sustains a work-related injury at 12:30AM Tuesday. The injury results in the employee going to a physician who excuses the employee from work for Tuesday and allows the employee to return to work at 6:00 PM on Wednesday. Does this case involve days away from work or days of restricted work activity? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
6	Are injuries and illnesses recordable if they occurred during employment, but were not discovered until after the injured or ill employee was terminated or retired? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
7	Are sutures used to treat lacerations considered "first aid?" - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
8	Are work-related human bites recordable on the OSHA form 300 when the skin is broken, and the wound is bleeding? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
9	Does the size or degree of a burn determine recordability? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
10	For medications such as Ibuprofen that are available in both prescription and non-prescription form, what is considered to be prescription strength? How is an employer to determine whether a non-prescription medication has been recommended at prescription strength for purposes of section 1904.7(b)(5)(i)(C)(ii)(A)? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
11	How many calendar days are to be counted in the case of a work-related fatal injury or illness? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
12	If an employee dies during surgery made necessary by a work-related injury or illness, is the case recordable? What if the surgery occurs weeks or months after the date of the injury or illness? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
13	If an employee experienced a recordable hearing loss case, where would the employer record the case on the OSHA 300 Log? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.10
14	If an employee has an adverse reaction to a smallpox vaccination; is it recordable under OSHA's recordkeeping rule? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
15	If an employee has x-rays or other diagnostic procedures, does that make a case recordable? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
16	If an employee is exposed to chlorine or some other substance at work and oxygen is administered as a precautionary measure, is the case recordable? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
17	If an employee suffers a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in only one ear, may the employer revise the baselines for both ears? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.10
18	If an employee who sustains a work-related injury requiring days away from work is terminated for drug use based on the results of a post-accident drug test, how is the case recorded? May the employer stop the day count upon termination of the employee for drug use under section 1904.7(b)(3) (viii)? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
19	May I use a different form as an acceptable substitute for the OSHA Form 300-A Annual Summary? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.32
20	May I use a different form as an acceptable substitute for the OSHA forms for recordkeeping purposes? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.29
21	May an employer keep the OSHA injury and illness records for all their establishments at the headquarters. - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.30
22	May an employer use a 3rd party (e.g. insurance company, accountant, private safety consultant) to complete and maintain the OSHA Forms? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.29
23	My establishment is in an industry listed on the “Non-Mandatory Appendix A to Subpart B - Partially Exempt Industries” but that NAICS code no longer exists in the 2017 NAICS coding system. Does that mean I need to start filling out the recordkeeping forms - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.2
24	The old rule required the recording of all occupational illnesses, regardless of severity. For example, a work-related skin rash was recorded even if it didn't result in medical treatment. Does the rule still capture these minor illness cases? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7
25	What is the effect of workers' compensation reports on the OSHA records? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.0
26	What rules must an employer ensure that a physician or other licensed health care professional use to make a determination that a hearing loss case is not work-related under section 1904.10(b)(6)? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.10
27	Which baseline is used to determine if a recordable Standard Threshold Shift (STS) has occurred this year? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.10
28	Why are employers required to keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses? - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.0