South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 71 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-DIVISION OF LABOR
Article 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS
Subarticle 3 - RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Subpart C - Recording Criteria
Section 71-304 - Recording criteria
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 71-304
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:
(1) Is work-related; and
(2) Is a new case; and
(3) Meets one or more of the general
recording criteria of 71-307 or the application to specific cases of 71-308
through 71-312.
(b) Implementation.
(1) What sections of this
rule describe recording criteria for recording work-related injuries and
illnesses? The table below indicates which sections of the rule address each
topic.
(i) Determination of work-relatedness.
See 71-305.
(ii) Determination of a
new case. See 71-306.
(iii) General
recording criteria. See 71-307.
(iv) Additional criteria. (Needlestick and
sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical removal
cases, and musculoskeletal disorder cases). See 71-308 through
71-312.
(2) How do I
decide whether a particular injury or illness is recordable? The decision tree
for recording work-related injuries and illnesses below shows the steps
involved in making this determination.
(Cross Reference 1904.4)
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