Blog

ALERT: Important OSHA and Safety Reminder

Our safety team has been fielding a lot of questions about Recordkeeping and 300A posting and electronic submission. Here are some “pointers” for some of the most common questions related to OSHA reporting requirements. As always, please contact your safety team member at Spooner or contact Jon Carpenter.

Here is Jon’s contact info:

Jon Carpenter CSM
Vice President - Safety Services
Cell: 440.759.0519
Tel: 440.249.5284 | Ext: 110
Fax: 440.249.5285
jcarpenter@spoonerinc.com

Posting the 300A in the work place:

Nothing has changed, clients still need to post the 300A in the work place between February 1st – April 30th, 2019.
Posting location needs to be a prominent area like breakroom, time clock, etc. where employees can observe the form.

Electronic Submission:

Quick access Go to OSHA.gov
“Take Action” header on left, scroll down
Click on “Submit Form 300A Data Electronically”
Click “Launch ITA” and follow the instructions

You can also check out the OSHA website regarding Injury Tracking at : https://www.osha.gov/injuryreporting/

Details:

Who - Establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records, and establishments with 20-249 employees that are classified in certain industries with historically high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses. Go to OSHA website for list of “certain industries”.

What - Covered establishments must electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A.

When - In 2019, covered establishments must submit information from their completed 2018 Form 300A by March 2.

How - OSHA provides a secure website that offers three options for data submission. First, users can manually enter data into a web form. Second, users can upload a CSV file to process multiple establishments at the same time. Last, users of automated recordkeeping systems will have the ability to transmit data electronically via an API (application programming interface).

NOTE TO USERS: Please be aware that if you are submitting data for just one or for a small handful of establishments, it is much easier to enter the data using the web forms rather than by creating and uploading a CSV file. Simply click on the "Create Establishment" button and fill out two web forms for each establishment and you're finished. If you already provided your establishment information for a previous collection(s), you only need to click on “View establishment list”, select the already entered establishment and provide the new 300A summary data.

Loading Form...

/ Print

Most Recent

Why is it Important to Understand Group Retro Ratings?

By Spooner Inc
July 25, 2019 Category: Group Retro

Group retro is a relatively new incentive program designed to help Ohio employers keep their workplace safe. In 2009, the Ohio BWC createdgroup retro, and since then it has worked exceptionally well for employers who either do not have a group rating option or that have the opportunity to get more premium back from this program. However, there have been some changes made to the rules and regulations that structure the group retro rating that can affect Ohio employers. Understanding Group Retro The first this that you, as an Ohio employer, need to understand is what the percentages of refunds are in the group retro program. In the graph, you can see the blue columns represent the standard refund. The standard refund is based on your premium minus the BWC admin fee. If your company pays $100,000 in premium, the BWC admin fee is roughly $15,000, so that is an $85,000 refund. The yellow columns represent the premium that is actually paid. This is a more accurate representation of the

Create Safety Culture in Your Company with Spooner

By Spooner
July 09, 2019 Category: Safety

Many Ohio employers struggle with creating a safety culture in their company. However, what they usually dont realize is that they dont have to do it alone. Spooner Incorporated offers proactive Safety Services to create specific programs for your company to ensure your employees are safe. When we start to initiate a safety culture, we go out to your business location and sit down with upper management and get a feel for what you are currently doing to promote safety and how we can create programs to help you better your safety culture. What Does Spooners Safety Services Involve? Safety Training and Consulting: As each business is different in what they do and the day to day operations, we can alter our training based on what you need and how we can best help you keep your employees safe. For example, you may need forklift specific safety training. OSHA Compliance: We are trained to notice OSHA safety hazards, so as we come into your company and take a look around, we can help

Better Disability Management, Prevention, and Savings with IDM Services

By Spooner
June 27, 2019 Category: Disability Management

Though no employer wants their employees out on disability, it does happen. The absence of your employee decreases productivity and increases operations expenses, and the longer they are out, the more it costs your business. That is why Spooner has developed Integrated Disability Management services for Ohio employers to help them reduce the duration of disability claims. Integrated Disability Management Services At Spooner, our Integrated Disability Management services include workers comp, FLMA, and short-term/ long-term disability claims all in one service. This means that we handle all of these types of claims for you, allowing you to have a single source to go to in regard to employee disability management. Most employers rely on their human resource departments to manage these claims. However, this can be a very daunting task for one person or one department who has other responsibilities as well. At Spooner, we have several professionals in our office that provide these services

Blog

ALERT: Important OSHA and Safety Reminder

Why is it Important to Understand Group Retro Ratings?

Create Safety Culture in Your Company with Spooner

Better Disability Management, Prevention, and Savings with IDM Services

Navigation

Contact

A Family of Companies