See below for the article on recordkeeping, but first an exciting announcement ... 

1. At the time of the injury or illness, the employee was present in the work environment as a member of the general public rather than as an employee.
2. The injury or illness involves signs or symptoms that surface at work but result solely from a non-work-related event or exposure that occurs outside the work environment.
3. The injury or illness results solely from voluntary participation in a wellness program or in a medical fitness or recreational activity such as blood donation, physical examination, flu shot, exercise class, racquetball or baseball.
4. The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee eating, drinking or preparing food or drink for personal consumption (whether bought on the employer's premises or brought in).
5. The injury or illness is solely the result of the employee  doing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) at the establishment outside of the employee's assigned working hours.
6. The injury or illness is solely the result of personal grooming, self-medication for a non-work-related condition, or is intentionally self-inflicted.
7. The injury or illness is caused by a motor vehicle accident and occurs on a company parking lot or company access road while the employee is commuting to or from work.
8. The illness is the common cold or flu. (Contagious diseases, such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, hepatitis A or plague are considered work-related if the employee is infected at work.)
9. If the illness is a mental illness. Mental illness is not considered work-related unless the employee voluntarily provides the employer with an opinion from a physician or other licensed healthcare professional with appropriate training and experience stating that the employee has a mental illness that is work-related.

Steve Witt, one of the top officials at OSHA headquarters for many years and now a Senior Advisor with FDRsafety, has developed a presentation about the inside workings of OSHA based on his 35 years with the agency.

Steve retired from the agency recently after having served at various times as Director of Standards and Guidance, Director of Construction and Director of State and Cooperative Programs. Steve, an attorney, also served for a time as acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA.

His presentation would work well as a keynote at trade association meetings and employer and/or union safety conferences. For more information about Steve's presentation, please contact us at info@fdrsafety.com or 1-888-755-8010.

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