Master Builders of Iowa

A contractor that employs more than 10 would be required to fill out the OSHA recordkeeping logs. The contractor’s office staff is also included in the total amount of company employees. The recordkeeping must be kept for 5 years.  You have three forms: 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the 301 Injury and Illness Report.  It is very important that you are very careful when filling out the information.  If you do not follow the instructions, and make a mistake, it can turn into a citation and cause you an OSHA fine.  The penalties can be significant. 

Iowa OSHA has been asking contractors to submit the 300 logs for the past 3 years as part of an OSHA inspection.  The most common mistake is not recording the specific object that caused the accident. The other common mistake is that the person signing off on the summary log must be the highest executive in the company.  The safety director or the human resource person will not work.  If you need the instruction manual, and forms, you can find them at OSHA’s web site: www.osha.gov. Do not forget that you must post your summary log by Feb 1st at your place of employment, which could be the job site, if your employees go from home directly to the job site. Some record keeping requirements can be confusing.  Please feel free to contact Phil or Ryan at the MBI office to help you with you any questions you may have.