Posting Annual Summary Requirements

After the end of the year, employers must review the log to verify its accuracy, summarize the 300 Log information on the 300A summary form, and certify the summary. A company executive must sign the certification. The information must then be posted from February 

1 to April 30. The employer must keep the records for five years following the calendar year covered. If the business is sold, records must be transferred to the new owner. 

An other-than-serious citation will normally be issued if an employer fails to post the OSHA 300A Summary by February or fails to certify the Summary or keep it posted for three months (until May). The unadjusted penalty for this violation is 1,000. A citation won t be issued if the Summary would have reflected no injuries or illnesses anyway. 

A copy of the OSHA forms can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor or the state department of labor—OSH Division. They are also available online at www.osha.gov. 

In summary, OSHA places special importance on posting and recordkeeping. The compliance officer will inspect records the employer is required to keep, and ensure that a copy of OSHA No. 3 00A is or has been posted and that the OSHA workplace poster is prominently displayed. 

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I (a) Basic requirement. If you were required to keep OSHA 200 Logs in 2001, you must post a 2000 annual summary from the OSHA 200 Log of occupational injuries and illnesses for each establishment. 

The requirement in Section 1904.32(a)(4) to post the Annual Summary also means that the certification must be posted in the workplace. In other words, if an employer chooses to certify the Annual Summary for an establishment by electronic signature, such certification must be printed and posted in the workplace from February 1 through April 30 of the year following the year covered by the OSHA Form 300-A. 

If there are no recordable cases for the year is an annual summary still required to be completed, certified, and posted ... 

OSHA requires (Name of Company) to record and maintain injury and illness records. These records are used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of this safety and health program. A summary of all recordable injuries and illnesses will be posted during the months of February through April on an OSHA 300A annual summary form for all employees to see. 

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