Recordkeeping (29 CFR 1904) · Subpart C: Recordkeeping forms and recording criteria
OSHA 1904.4: Recording criteria
29 CFR 1904.4 is titled "Recording criteria". It is part of Subpart C (Recordkeeping forms and recording criteria) of the recordkeeping standards.
It has no paragraph that is mainly about training, but our talks cite it for what it requires on the job.
Official source: eCFR, 29 CFR 1904.4
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Full text: 29 CFR 1904.4
Official text of the federal regulation (public domain). Training paragraphs are shaded.
(a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:
(1) Is work-related; and
(2) Is a new case; and
(3) Meets one or more of the general recording criteria of § 1904.7 or the application to specific cases of §§ 1904.8 through 1904.12.
(b) Implementation—(1) What sections of this rule describe recording criteria for recording work-related injuries and illnesses? The table below indicates which sections of the rule address each topic.
(i) Determination of work-relatedness. See § 1904.5.
(ii) Determination of a new case. See § 1904.6.
(iii) General recording criteria. See § 1904.7.
(iv) Additional criteria. (Needlestick and sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical removal cases, and musculoskeletal disorder cases). See §§ 1904.8 through 1904.12.
(2) How do I decide whether a particular injury or illness is recordable? The decision tree for recording work-related injuries and illnesses below shows the steps involved in making this determination.