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 D - Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements
Section 71-332 - Annual summary
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 71-332
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(a) Basic requirement. At the end of each calendar year, you must:
(1) Review the OSHA 300 Log to verify that
the entries are complete and accurate, and correct any deficiencies
identified;
(2) Create an annual
summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log;
(3) Certify the summary; and
(4) Post the annual summary.
(b) Implementation.
(1) How extensively do I have to review the
OSHA 300 Log entries at the end of the year? You must review the entries as
extensively as necessary to make sure that they are complete and
correct.
(2) How do I complete the
annual summary? You must:
(i) Total the
columns on the OSHA 300 Log (if you had no recordable cases, enter zeros for
each column total); and
(ii) Enter
the calendar year covered, the company's name, establishment name,
establishment address, annual average number of employees covered by the OSHA
300 Log, and the total hours worked by all employees covered by the OSHA 300
Log.
(iii) If you are using an
equivalent form other than the OSHA 300-A summary form, as permitted under
71-329(b)(4), the summary you use must also include the employee access and
employer penalty statements found on the OSHA 300-A Summary form.
(3) How do I certify the annual
summary? A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA
300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge
of the process by which the information was recorded that the annual summary is
correct and complete.
(4) Who is
considered a company executive? The company executive who certifies the log
must be one of the following persons:
(i) An
owner of the company (only if the company is a sole proprietorship or
partnership);
(ii) An officer of
the corporation;
(iii) The highest
ranking company official working at the establishment; or
(iv) The immediate supervisor of the highest
ranking company official working at the establishment;
(5) How do I post the annual summary? You
must post a copy of the annual summary in each establishment in a conspicuous
place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. You must
ensure that the posted annual summary is not altered, defaced or covered by
other material.
(6) When do I have
to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1
of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in
place until April 30. (Cross Reference: 1904.32)
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