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If your company was supposed to submit injury and illness data to OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) by March 2 but didn’t, you’re not alone. We’re getting reports on an almost-daily basis from employers who are just now realizing that they missed this key deadline. The good news is that you can set things straight and fix the situation, but you need to act quickly. Here’s a practical breakdown of your exposure and your best six-step path forward. What’s Required and Who’s Covered Federal OSHA regulations require certain employers to electronically submit workplace injury and illness data each year through the ITA portal. The most recent March 2 deadline applied to three groups: Establishments with  20–249 employees  in designated higher-hazard industries Establishments with  250 or more employees  that are subject to OSHA’s recordkeeping rules generally Establishments with  100 or more employees in specific high-hazard industries  (per OSHA’s Appendi...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is officially back to work now that the government shutdown has ended. Now that OSHA has a full complement of agency staff available, employers should be prepared for agency  operations that had temporarily ceased because they were not deemed “essential ” to resume, including inspections under OSHA’s recently announced  Site-Specific Targeting (SST) program . Likewise, new agency positions related to rulemaking and other policy positions may soon emerge. During the shutdown, inspections were primarily limited to high-gravity serious violations, imminent danger situations, and responses to fatalities and catastrophes . OSHA also continued necessary enforcement activities on certain open cases when needed to meet the agency’s six-month statutory deadlines, including issuing citations. Thus, employers should be mindful of any deadlines associated with receipt of citations or other enforcement activities during the shutdown ...