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| Table 1: Partial List of Changes to the Recordkeeping Requirements for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, effective January 1, 2002 | |
| OLD RULE | NEW RULE |
| Any aggravation of a pre-existing condition by a workplace event or exposure makes a case work-related. | Significant aggravation of a pre-existing condition by a workplace event or exposure makes a case work-related. |
| All work-related illnesses are recordable. | Work-related illnesses are recordable if they meet the general recording criteria. |
| Day counts: count lost workdays, no cap on number of days. | Day counts: count calendar days, 180 day cap on number of days. |
| First Aid list in Bluebook was a list of examples and not comprehensive. | First Aid list in regulation is comprehensive. Any other procedure is medical treatment. |
| No requirement to inform employees how to report an injury or illness. | You must inform each employee how he or she is to report an injury or illness. |
| Must enter the employee’s name on all cases. | Must enter a code rather than the employee’s name for ‘Privacy Concern Cases’ and keep a separate list of the codes and corresponding names. |
| Anyone can certify annual summary. | Company executive must certify annual summary. |
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