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NEWSLINE Reminder: Deadline for Electronically Submitting 2021 OSHA Form 300A Data Is March 2 On Jan. 5, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a press release reminding certain employers that the administration began collecting calendar year 2021 Form 300A data on Jan. 2. The deadline to electronically submit the form is March 2. Electronic submissions are required by establishments with 250 or more employees currently required to maintain OSHA injury and illness records and establishments with
20-249 employees classified in specific industries with historically high rates of occupational injury and illness. These establishments will need to provide their Employer Identification Number when electronically submitting their OSHA Form 300A data.
Visit OSHA's Injury Tracking Application webpage for more information on submitting data online.
If employers in State Plan states have questions about their obligation to submit injury and illness information, they should contact their State Plan office.
OSHA Increases Civil Monetary Penalties for Employers On Jan. 14, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the department, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, for 2022. This final rule went into effect on Jan. 15, 2022. The increased
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penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date of this rule. States that operate their own Occupational Safety and Health Plans are required to adopt maximum penalty levels that are at least as effective as federal OSHA’s.
Below are the maximum penalty amounts, adjusted for inflation, as of Jan. 15, 2022, according to OSHA’s website.
Type of Violation
Penalty
Serious Other-Than-Serious Posting Requirements
$14,502 per violation
Failure to Abate
$14,502 per day beyond the abatement date
Willful or Repeated
$145,027 per violation
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