New York does not have a federally approved occupational safety and health regulatory program for private sector workplaces in the state; therefore, private sector workplaces must comply with federal occupational safety and health standards.
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Reporting fatalities and multiple hospitalizations. The state reporting requirements for the hospitalization of two or more employees is stricter than the federal rule, which has a reporting threshold of three or more employees.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) administers and enforces occupational safety and health requirements in private sector workplaces. The New York Department of Labor/Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau administers the workplace safety and health rules for public sector workplaces.
Public Sector-Injury and Illness recorkeeping Forms 12 NYCRR 801.29
The PESH Bureau has developed its own injury and illness recordkeeping forms to be used by public sector employers:
- Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses-SH900
- Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses-SH900.1
- Injury and Illness Incident Report-SH900.2
- Instructions-SH901
The employer may use the OSHA 300 or equivalent forms as long as all the information required by the state forms is included.
Musculoskeletal disorders are not considered privacy concern cases and must therefore be recorded on the forms.
Public Sector-Injury Reports 12 NYCRR 801.39
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