Emergency Plan Manual

40 Which work-related injuries and illnesses should you record? Record those work-related injuries and illnesses that result in: * death, * lost of consciousness, * days away from work, * restricted work activity or job transfer, or * medical treatment beyond first aid.. You must also record work-related I injuries and illnesses that are significant (as defined below) or meet any of the additional criteria listed below. You must record any significant work-related injury or illness that is diagnosed by a physician or or other licensed health care professional. You must record any work-related case involving cancer, chronic irreversible disease, a fractured or cracked bone, or a punctured eardrum. See 29 CFR 1904.7. Whar are the additional criteria? You must record the following conditions when they are work-related: * any needlestick injury or cut from a sharp object that is contaminated with another person’s blood or other potentially infectious material; * any case requiring an employee to be medically removed under the requirements of an OSHA health standard; * tuberculosis infection as evidenced by a positive skin test or diagnosis by a physician or other licensed health care professional after exposure to a know case of active tuberculosis. * an employee’s hearing test (audiogram) reveals I) that the employee has experienced a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) and 2 the employee’s total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (also averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS. What is medical treatment? Medical treatment includes managing and caring for a patient for the purpose of combating disease or disorder. The following are not considered medical treatments and are NOT recordable: * visits to a doctor or health care professional solely for observation or counseling: * diagnostic procedures, including administering prescription medications that are used solely for diagnostic purposes; and * any procedure that can be labeled first aid.) (See below for more information about first aid.)