Every employer classified by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with than 10 employees is required to maintain and post records relating to employee injuries and illness .

The 300A summary form shows the total number of injuries and illness that occurred during the year. At the end of each year, the employer is required to post the summary in a visible location where other notices are posted.  The deadline to report injuries and illness is February 1 of the year following the year covered by the form, and it must be posted until April 30 of that year.

Every employee has the right to be aware of the injuries and illness in the workplace. Even if there were no injuries or illness, you still must post the 300A summary.  You do not have to send the 300A Summary form to OSHA if this form is not filed; simply post it and place zeros in all spaces provided on the form.

The form should include the following:

• Summary of injuries and illness from previous year displayed the totals from columns G through M of OSHA log 300
• Date of calendar year covered
• Shop name
• Address of the shop
• Signature of certifier (employer representative)

In addition, the summary should be posted were normal employee messages are posted, such as employee bulletin board or break room.  As a reminder, the form should also be kept for five-year period and made available to OSHA inspectors, former employees and employees for reviewing in its entirety.

Based on company size or industry classification, some businesses are partially exempted from submitting the 300A summary. Click here to see if your Standard Industrial Classification code is listed as exempt from this standard.
 
To download the OSHA 300A form, click here.

More than 5 million online exams have been completed in its S/P2 (Safety and Pollution Prevention) e-learning program since the fall of 2006, according to an announcement by the Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR).

S/P2 provides effective, affordable training on environmental and safety concerns to every employee and student in the automotive repair industry. Its courses target over three dozen specific issues for three industry segments - mechanical repair, collision repair, and heavy-duty fleet maintenance - and are designed to help reduce injury, illness and environmental impact.

"S/P2 is the leader in educating the automotive industry on safety and environmental compliance, and the momentum continues to grow as our users spread the word about its quality, ease-of-use, and cost-effectiveness," said CCAR's incoming Chairman, Charles E. Ayers, Franchise Business Manager, Midas International Corporation. "Getting to 5 million completed exams is a significant accomplishment, and I have no doubt that CCAR will get to the next 5 million in an even shorter amount of time."

"Less than six months after reporting that CCAR had administered 4 million S/P2 tests since 2006, we are very proud to have added another million tests to the total," said Daren Fristoe, CCAR President and Chief Operating Officer. "CCAR is committed to providing real-time educational tools that promote best practices in environmental and safety matters, and to expanding awareness of environmental issues and concerns in the marketplace."

S/P2 was developed by CCAR to address key safety and pollution prevention issues for automotive repair professionals. The training is based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, which require that personnel be trained on safety and environmental regulations at the beginning of their employment, and at least annually thereafter.