H.R. 1180 · 117th Congress
Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
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Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 18, 2021
Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
This bill expands the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to cite employers for workplace safety violations and requires OSHA to issue a rule on record keeping related to workplace injuries.
Under current law OSHA may cite employers only during the six-month period following a violation. This bill provides that, for a violation that occurs over a period of time, the six-month period does not begin until the violation has ended.
The bill also requires OSHA to issue a rule on maintaining records of workplace injuries and illnesses. Congress nullified a similar rule on April 3, 2017.
In the rule required by the bill, OSHA must clarify that an employer's duty to make and maintain accurate records
- is an ongoing obligation,
- continues for as long as the employer is required to keep records of the recordable injury or illness (typically five years under current OSHA rules), and
- does not expire solely because the employer fails to create the necessary records when first required to do so.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
Latest action (Feb 18, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 18, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.