Section 1904.10 was amended
by adding a note to the section, and by adding a new paragraph
(c), as follows:
(c)
Recording criteria for calendar year 2002.
From January 1, 2002 until December 31, 2002, you are
required to record a work-related hearing loss averaging 25dB
or more at 2000, 3000, and 4000 hertz in either ear on the OSHA
300 Log. You must use the employee's original baseline audiogram for comparison. You may make a correction for presbycusis
(aging) by using the tables in appendix F of 29 CFR 1910.95.
The requirement of '1904.37(b)(1) that States with OSHA-approved
state plans must have the same requirements for determining
which injuries and illnesses are recordable and how they are
recorded shall not preclude the states from retaining their
existing criteria with regard to this section during calendar
year 2002.
Note to '1904.10: Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section are effective on January 1, 2003. Paragraph (c) of this section applies from January 1,
2002 until December 31, 2002.
Section 1904.12 was amended by adding a note to the section as follows:
Note to '1904.12: This section is effective January
1, 2003. From January 1, 2002 until December
31, 2002, you are required to record work-related injuries and
illnesses involving muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints,
cartilage and spinal discs in accordance with the requirements
applicable to any injury or illness under '1904.5, '1904.6, '1904.7, and '1904.29.
For entry (M) on the OSHA 300 Log, you must check either
the entry for "injury" or "all other illnesses."
Section 1904.29(b)(7)(vi)
was revised to read as follows:
(vi) Other illnesses,
if the employee independently and voluntarily requests that
his or her name not be entered on the log. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
are not considered privacy concern cases. (Note: The first sentence of this '1904.29(b)(7)(vi) is effective on January
1, 2002. The second sentence is effective
beginning on January 1, 2003.
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