OSHAINCIDENTRATESThetimeisnowuponmostemployerstoprepareandposttheOSHAForm300ASummaryofWork-RelatedInjuriesandIllnesses.Thisisalsoagoodtimetoreviewtherelatedstatisticsthatareoftenrequestedduringpre-bidqualifications.Asthesestatisticsdonotchangeoncethelogsarecompletedfortheyear,itishelpfultoperformthecalculationsonceandthendistributetheinformationtoprojectmanagersandestimatorswithinyourcompany.Thisensuresconsistencyandredundancywhenthepressureisontocompleteabidsubmission.BelowissomeinformationconsolidatedfromtheOSHARecordkeepingrequirementsthatmayhelpyoucompleteyourcalculations.WhatinformationdoIneedtostart?•OSHA300–LogofWork-RelatedInjuriesandIllnessesand•Totalnumberofhoursworkedbyallemployeesforthegivenyearor•OSHA300A–SummaryofWork-RelatedInjuriesandIllnessesWhatarethetypicalformulasandratescalculated?vIncidentRateTotal#ofboxescheckedinColumnsG,H,IandJX200,000=OSHAIncidentRateTotalhoursworkedvLostTimeIncidentRateTotal#ofboxescheckedinColumnHX200,000=OSHALostTimeIncidentRateTotalhoursworkedvDARTRate(DaysAwayRestrictedTime)Total#ofboxescheckedinColumnsHandIX200,000=OSHADARTRateTotalhoursworkedWherecanIfindmorehelporinformation?OSHAhasaverygoodwebsitethatincludesfrequentlyaskedquestions,forms,andregulatorylanguagetoassistwithallaspectsoftherequiredrecordkeeping.http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/index.htmlTotalsofColumnsH&ITotalsHoursWorkedLocatingInformationonthe300AFormColumnsH&ILocatingInformationonthe300FormNote:hoursworkedisnotlocatedonthisform
