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 71-311 - Recording criteria for work-related tuberculosis cases
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 71-311
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(a) Basic requirement. If any of your employees has been occupationally exposed to anyone with a known case of active tuberculosis (TB), and that employee subsequently develops a tuberculosis infection, as evidenced by a positive skin test or diagnosis by a physician or other licensed health care professional, you must record the case on the OSHA 300 Log by checking the "respiratory condition" column.
(b) Implementation.
(1) Do I have to record, on the Log, a
positive TB skin test result obtained at a pre-employment physical? No, you do
not have to record it because the employee was not occupationally exposed to a
known case of active tuberculosis in your workplace.
(2) May I line-out or erase a recorded TB
case if I obtain evidence that the case was not caused by occupational
exposure? Yes, you may line-out or erase the case from the Log under the
following circumstances:
(i) The worker is
living in a household with a person who has been diagnosed with active
TB;
(ii) The Public Health
Department has identified the worker as a contact of an individual with a case
of active TB unrelated to the workplace; or
(iii) A medical investigation shows that the
employee's infection was caused by exposure to TB away from work, or proves
that the case was not related to the workplace TB exposure. (Cross Reference:
1904.11)
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