{"id":3050,"date":"2020-10-14T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2020-10-14T16:41:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:41:57","slug":"hr-newsletter-osha-clarifies-covid-19-reporting-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/14\/hr-newsletter-osha-clarifies-covid-19-reporting-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Reporting Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October20_OSHA.jpg\" alt=\"OSHA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published two additional answers to its list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/SLTC\/covid-19\/covid-19-faq.html#reporting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/a>. The new answers clarify when employers must report COVID-19 in-patient hospitalizations and fatalities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting Hospitalizations<\/strong> &#8211; OSHA requires employers to report in-patient hospitalizations only if the hospitalization occurs within 24 hours of an exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. As a result, employers must report COVID-19 hospitalizations only if the hospitalizations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For in-patient treatment; and<\/li>\n<li>The result of a work-related case of COVID-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report must be submitted within 24 hours of the time the employer determines there was an in-patient hospitalization caused by a COVID-19 case. Hospitalization for diagnostic testing or observation only is not \u201cin-patient\u201d hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting Fatalities<\/strong> &#8211; OSHA requires employers to report fatalities that occur within 30 days of an exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace. Fatality reports must be submitted within eight hours of the time the employer learns that the fatality took place and that it was due to a work-related exposure.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to OSHA, this limitation only applies to reporting: \u201cEmployers who are required to keep OSHA injury and illness records must still record work-related confirmed cases of COVID-19\u201d as required by other parts of the regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"mailto:swarfield@employco.com\">contact us<\/a> if you have any questions or as soon as possible following a work-related injury or illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published two additional answers to its list of COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQs). The new answers clarify when employers must report COVID-19 in-patient hospitalizations and fatalities. 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