ASSIGNMENT

Assignment



Assignment

Q.1 (Answer): In 2002, a new OSHA recordkeeping rule was adopted. Although the rule change for OSHA recordkeeping took effect in Jan 2002, the mandated annual reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses by employers occurs between February and April. Therefore, 2001 injuries and illnesses were recordable under the new 2002 rule. The new regulation dramatically changed which casualties were deemed “recordable”, and in most cases a more exclusive definition was implemented.

These regulatory changes affected how employers (1) interpreted the recordkeeping standard, and (2) reported injuries.( Singel, 2003)

According to the record keeping rules based on a time-series analysis, we observed substantial ...