If you qualify, enjoy this OSHA exemption
It is not often that the federal government eliminates paperwork, so be sure to take advantage of OSHA’s recordkeeping exemption for certain healthcare facility types, including medical and dental practices.
OSHA requires businesses to post from February through April a summary of the previous year’s injuries on the OSHA 300-A form. Of the nine standard industrial classifications (SIC) in the health services group, six are exempt from posting, unless your business is in a state-administered OSHA that requires posting, or the Bureau of Labor Statistics or a state agency asks in writing for you to record and post injuries for the upcoming year.
Here’s the breakdown on federal OSHA posting requirements for healthcare facilities:
| SIC | Exempt from posting |
| 801: Offices And Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine | Yes |
| 802: Offices And Clinics Of Dentists | Yes |
| 803: Offices And Clinics Of Doctors Of Osteopathy | Yes |
| 804: Offices And Clinics Of Other Health Practitioners | Yes |
| 805: Nursing And Personal Care Facilities | No |
| 806: Hospitals | No |
| 807: Medical And Dental Laboratories | Yes |
| 808: Home Health Care Services | No |
| 809: Miscellaneous Health And Allied Services | Yes |
Click here for detailed descriptions of SIC of businesses under the health services category.
If you must post injuries, OSHA’s online recordkeeping manual provides work-related and recordable examples.
Finally, businesses with no more than 10 employees at any time in the last calendar year are not required to post injuries, according to the recordkeeping manual.
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David LaHoda
David LaHoda, the managing editor of Medical Environment Update and OSHA Watch, has produced healthcare training videos and consulted for medical practices and ambulatory healthcare facilities.
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Comments
Did I understand correctly that ambulatory surgery center do not have to post injury lists? We are an ambulatory Endoscopy center and have always posted these in the past, but would prefer not to if it is not a requirement.
Thanks,
Connie Taylor
If you are under Federal OSHA and fall into the SIC 801 category you do not have to post injury summaries according to OSHA’s partial exemption Web page.
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