# Standard Interpretations
1 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7(b)(5) - Clarification on the use of a cold compression device is considered medical treatment.
2 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7(b)(7), 1904.46 - Determining if the employees experienced an injury or illness due to an exposure.
3 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Clarification on how the formula is used by OSHA to calculate incident rates
4 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Inspection Guidance for Poultry Slaughtering and Poultry Processing Establishments
5 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7 - Use of kinesiology tape is not considered medical treatment beyond first aid.
6 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.30, 1904.35, 1904.40, 1904.46 - How to maintain logs for employees across multiple locations.
7 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Inspection Guidance for Inpatient Healthcare Settings
8 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(M) - Use of Kinesiology tape is considered medical treatment beyond first-aid.
9 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Car Dealership Accident
10 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5(b)(1) - Determining recordkeeping for work-relatedness of accident occurring during off-site event.
11 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5 - Whether to record two cases of employee injuries sustained in company parking lot during employees commute to work.
12 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5, 1904.10 - Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss.
13 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5, 1904.31 - Whether to record injuries that occur to a contract employee when traveling from an offshore manned platform complex to other downfield fixed platforms.
14 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5 - Whether to record injuries that occur to employees who travel from an offshore manned platform complex or dock to other offshore platforms.
15 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5(b)(3), 1904.6 - Determining if an injury is considered a new recordkeeping case based on a recurrence of previously recorded symptoms.
16 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5(b)(2)(ii) - Clarification on recording days away from work for follow-up visits to doctor while on restricted-duty job and recovery time to stabilize preexisting condition.
17 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7(b) - Once medical treatment beyond first aid has occurred for injury or illness the case must be recorded.
18 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.29, 1904.35 - Employer obligation to provide access to entire OSHA 300 Logs, including names of both union and non-union employees.
19 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5 - 29 CFR Part 1904 OSHA Recordkeeping Regulation applies only within the jurisdictional boundaries of the United States and certain locations listed in OSHAct Sec. 4(a).
20 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5(b)(2)(v) - Clarification of "assigned working hours" for determining recordability of injuries that occur during breaks in the normal work schedule.
21 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.6(a) - Determination of the date of an injury or illness for OSHA recordkeeping purposes.
22 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7(b)(5)(ii) - Use of glue to close a wound is medical treatment; prescription antibiotics/antiseptics for preventive treatment of a wound is medical treatment.
23 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.35(b)(2)(iv) - OSHA 300 Log requirements versus HIPAA privacy requirements.
24 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.10(b)(4) - Recording criteria for recordkeeping cases involving occupational hearing loss.
25 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5, 1904.6, 1904.7, 1904.31 - Evaluation of seven scenarios for work-relatedness and recordkeeping requirements.
26 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5, 1904.6 - Determining work-relatedness when the work event or exposure is only one of the discernable causes; not the sole or predominant cause.
27 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.35 - Employee and employee representative access rights to OSHA 300 Log and OSHA 300-A Summary forms.
28 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.5(b)(2) - Clarification of Recordkeeping's work-related exception.
29 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(B) - Immunizations or inoculations (except tetanus) are recordable when given in response to a workplace injury or illness.
30 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.31 - Participation by professional sports teams in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; definition of independent contractor versus employee.
31 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.29, 1904.31, 1904.33, 1904.35, 1904.40, 1904.46 - Recording criteria for cases involving workers from a temporary help service, employee leasing service, or personnel supply service.
32 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.10 - Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
33 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.7 - Results of an MRI do not negate the recordability of a physician's recommendation.
34 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Numerous injury and illness recordkeeping questions.
35 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Employers should record all back cases as injuries.
36 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements for employees on interstate or international travel.
37 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA recordkeeping regulations are not subject to preemption under Section 4(b)(1) of the OSH Act.
38 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Injury and illness recordkeeping: job rotation or transfer for musculoskeletal disorders.
39 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of heavy metals in blood/urine.
40 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of blood-PCB levels.
41 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Injury/illness recordkeeping: access to records (fax);recording standard threshold shifts.
42 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Restricted work, prescription for pain, and strains: interpretations.
43 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of restriction of work; laceration recordability.
44 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Definition of "work relationship" for occupational injuries and illness recordkeeping.
45 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of Rossiter Workout treatment;heat or cold therapy recordability.
46 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Injuries and illnesses occurring on the employer's premises are presumed to be work related.
47 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Clarifications of medical treatment and new medical cases for recordkeeping.
48 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Multiple applications of a cold compress may be recordable.
49 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Preexisting conditions usually do not affect recordability.
50 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of adverse reactions to prescribed medication.
51 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability when prescription written for non-prescription medication.
52 - 1904 - Table of Contents - SIC's excluded from OSHA occupational injury and illness recordkeeping.
53 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Removal of foreign bodies embedded in the eye is recordable.
54 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
55 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Framework for a Comprehensive Health and Safety Program in Nursing Homes.
56 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The OSHA injury and illness recording requirements pertaining to cases of Barotitis Media.
57 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of cases involving restricted work activity.
58 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Conflicting medical opinions and determination of the recordability of a case.
59 - 1904 - Table of Contents - A reevaluation of recording injuries and illnesses associated with voluntary flu shot programs on the OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
60 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Guidance on the proper recording of needlestick injuries on the OSHA 200 Log.
61 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The evaluation of chiropratic treatments as medical treatment for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
62 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of cases involving work related stress for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
63 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Interpretations concerning several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues.
64 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
65 - 1904 - Table of Contents - An interpretation regarding the proper recording of Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) cases on the OSHA Log 200.
66 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of occupational injuries and illnesses occurring to inmate employees in Florida.
67 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Requirements for injury cases which result in treatment with prescription medication.
68 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Interpretations concerning several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues.
69 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proposed revision to the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements contained in 1904.
70 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Interpretation regarding the removal of a recorded case from your 1993 OSHA Log.
71 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Interpretation.
72 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of an injury which occurred to one of your employees.
73 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording an occupational injury in the OSHA injury and illness records.
74 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of injuries and illnesses which occur to temporary workers.
75 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping Requirements in Relation to the Boy Scouts of America.
76 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Regulations pertaining to the application of butterfly bandages.
77 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Interpretation regarding completion of the OSHA 101 Supplementary Record.
78 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The Effect of the 1904 Rulemaking Effort on the De Minimis Citation Policy.
79 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Definition and determination of work related injuries and illnesses.
80 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Deletion of non-recordable and changed case entries from the OSHA 200 log.
81 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Interpretations.
82 - 1904 - Table of Contents - An interpretation concerning OSHA recordkeeping requirements as applied to sheltered workshops.
83 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The coverage of the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
84 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of several cases.
85 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The recordability of a particular illness case on the OSHA No.200.
86 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of several cases involving restricted work activity.
87 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The Recordability of a particular injury case.
88 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping issues raised in the Spokane County Health District.
89 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Guidance for reporting work related fatalities and catastrophes which occur during over-the-road operations.
90 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues.
91 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording injuries and illnesses which occur at other employers' premises.
92 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The location and maintenance of OSHA injury and illness records.
93 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
94 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
95 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording injuries and illnesses associated with voluntary blood drives on the OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injudies and Illnesses.
96 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of illness cases on the OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
97 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The classification of medical treatment for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
98 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of an injury case on the OSHA Log and Summary of Injuries and Illnesses.
99 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording cases involving eye injuries on the OSHA Log.
100 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several OSHA injury and Illness recordkeeping issues.
101 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of injury and illness cases on the OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
102 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of a case of the OSHA Log and Summary Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
103 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of a case for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
104 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording procedure for cases involving occupational hearing loss.
105 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements.
106 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The determination of medical treatment of OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
107 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Form 200.
108 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of occupational sprains and strains.
109 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of cumulative trauma disorders for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
110 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The proper recording of injuries occuring to employees participating in voluntary plant emergency response team training.
111 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping criteria.
112 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording protocol for work related cumulative trauma disorder cases.
113 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording occupational asthma cases on the OSHA 200 Log.
114 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Exemptions from the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
115 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Exemptions from the OSHA Injury and Illness recordkeeping requirements.
116 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
117 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Posting requirements for non-fixed construction sites.
118 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of an illness involving lost workdays.
119 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of a hearing injury.
120 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Worker's Compensation Laws and the OSHA recordkeeping requirements.
121 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of cases involiving heat realted disorders.
122 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of needlestick injuries on the OSHA 200 log.
123 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Clarification of "lost workday" for reporting purposes.
124 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Completing the OSHA Supplementary Record of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
125 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Employer exemptions to the recordkeeping requirements.
126 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Ergonomic problems and recordkeeping issues.
127 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording hearing loss on the OSHA 200 log.
128 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Retest of audiogram for hearing loss.
129 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Clarification of occupational illness for OSHA 200 log.
130 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Parking facilities are not considered part of an employer's premises for OSHA recordkeeping purposes.
131 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording TB related cases on the OSHA 200 Log.
132 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Physician vs employee on the employee's ability to perform restricted work activity.
133 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Restricted work definitions.
134 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Clarification of several recordkeeping issues.
135 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of a bloodborne pathogens case.
136 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording bloodborne related cases on the OSHA 200 Log.
137 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of second degree burns on the OSHA 200 Log.
138 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of restricted work activity on the OSHA 200 Log.
139 - 1904 - Table of Contents, 1904.16 - Federal posting requirements applicable to an employer with no more than 10 employees.
140 - 1904 - Table of Contents - What is considered medical treatment.
141 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues.
142 - 1904 - Table of Contents - The concept of restricted work.
143 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording procedure for illnesses contracted outside of the United States.
144 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Counting lost workdays for temporary employees.
145 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several bloodborne pathogen issues.
146 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Location and maintenance of OSHA injury and illness records.
147 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Procedure for maintaining and retaining the OSHA Log.
148 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording on the OSHA Log of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
149 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Determination of the proper date of injury or illness for OSHA recordkeeping purposes.
150 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of cases involving the use of a hand held massager.
151 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Work relationship of an injury occurring on the company premises.
152 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Effect termination of employment has on the count of lost workdays for recordkeeping purposes.
153 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording restricted work activity on the OSHA 200 Log.
154 - 1904 - Table of Contents - When orthopedic devices constitute medical treatment for recordkeeping purposes.
155 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Location and maintenance of OSHA injury and illness records for employees working at off-site locations.
156 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Classification of carpal tunnel syndrome cases.
157 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording cases involving restricted work activity.
158 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording disputed injury and illness cases.
159 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues.
160 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues.
161 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording restricted work activity.
162 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordability of bloodborne pathogenic exposure incidents.
163 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording restricted work activity.
164 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens.
165 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) on the OSHA 200 log.
166 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of work related burns on the OSHA 200 log.
167 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording an injury during snowmobiling as work related.
168 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of bloodborne pathogen injuries on the OSHA 200 log.
169 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping issues: fractures, second degree burns, eye injuries, pre-existing conditions.
170 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of a hepatitis A exposure for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes.
171 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording cases on the OSHA log that involve Bloodborne Pathogens.
172 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording TB related cases on the OSHA 200 log.
173 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Cumulative trauma disorder (recording) on the OSHA 200 log.
174 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Criteria for recording on OSHA Form 200.
175 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording use of expandable bandage and pinhead burns.
176 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Determining lost working days.
177 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Longterm restrictions; geographic scope; work related injuries.
178 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements as applied to sheltered workshops.
179 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Occupational injury and illness data from worker's compensation carriers.
180 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Contract employees and recordkeeping requirements.
181 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Employers of less than 11 employees are usually exempt from OSHA 200 log.
182 - 1904 - Table of Contents - How to record an illness for an employee who becomes ill at a location other than the normal location.
183 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Lost work days and prearranged leave (i.e., pregnancy leave or surgery).
184 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.
185 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Employee's right to access the information in injury and illness records.
186 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements on hearing loss, burns, and falls.
187 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Work relationship questions.
188 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording eye injury cases on the OSHA Log 200.
189 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording occupational exposure to Hepatitis B and HIV.
190 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Medical treatment vs First Aid; "to medical personnel" definition.
191 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Proper recording of bloodborne pathogens case on the OSHA 200 log.
192 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Medical questions on recordkeeping.
193 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements for separate sites and types of records to be maintained.
194 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Stop of lost workday counts on the OSHA log involving the termination of an injured or ill employee.
195 - 1904 - Table of Contents - CTD cases involving positive EMG results, etc.
196 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording occupational exposure to Hepatitis B and HIV.
197 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Clarification of termination of employment for OSHA 200 log.
198 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Medical treatment recording on OSHA 200 log.
199 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA recordability for dislocated joints.
200 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Questions (24) asking for clarification of recordkeeping.
201 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording lost workdays on the OSHA 200 Log.
202 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping for employees from a temporary employment agency.
203 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Hearing Conservation Amendment to the OSHA 200 log.
204 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording Hepatitis B and HIV occupational exposures.
205 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Quality of hearing conservation programs & the Standard Threshold Shifts (STS) recording requirement.
206 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Injury/illness at temporary duty location and recordkeeping requirement.
207 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Pre-existing condition and/or specific event/exposure grey areas.
208 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Why certain retailers are exempt from injury and illness recordkeeping.
209 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Workers' compensation or insurance claims and recordkeeping requirements.
210 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA definition of work environment.
211 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Definition of "establishment" for injury and illness recordkeeping.
212 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Pencil entries and/or correction fluid on OSHA 200 Log are acceptable.
213 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements for injury cases treated with butterfly adhesive dressings.
214 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Longshore and Harborworkers Act and OSHA recordkeeping requirements.
215 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Responsibility for recordkeeping when employees provided by leasing company.
216 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Injuries occurring to employees engaged in activities at a company picnic.
217 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording of hearing loss on the OSHA 200 Log.
218 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA 200 Log for work relationship and illness.
219 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Baseline to use when measuring occupational related hearing loss for OSHA recordkeeping purposes.
220 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Audiometric test results recording on the OSHA 200 log.
221 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA 200 log and hearing loss.
222 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Questions relating to occupational hearing loss.
223 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Work-related hearing loss.
224 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Level of work-related hearing loss that must be recorded on the OSHA 200 log.
225 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Appropriate recordkeeping for CTD case resolution and symptom recurrence.
226 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording Cumulative Trauma Disorders on the OSHA 200 Log.
227 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recording audiogram test results on OSHA 200 Log.
228 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements for injury cases which result in treatment with prescription medications.
229 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA 200 Log recording CTDs.
230 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Interpretation on whether an injury constituted a restriction of work activity.
231 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements under the OSH Act of 1970 for employees of temporary help services.
232 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements under the OSH Act of 1970 for employees supplied by a temporary help service.
233 - 1904 - Table of Contents - OSHA recordkeeping requirements for Consolidated Rail Corporation.
234 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping requirements for medical removals made pursuant to the lead standard.
235 - 1904 - Table of Contents - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for illnesses and injuries occurring aboard fishing vessels.