# FAQ
1 Question 5-1 - If a maintenance employee is cleaning the parking lot or an access road and is injured as a result, is the case work-related? - 1904.5
2 Question 5-2 - Are cases of workplace violence considered work-related under the new Recordkeeping rule? - 1904.5
3 Question 5-3 - What activities are considered "personal grooming" for purposes of the exception to the geographic presumption of work-relatedness in section 1904.5(b)(2)(vi)? - 1904.5
4 Question 5-4 - What are "assigned working hours" for purposes of the exception to the geographic presumption in section 1904.5(b)(2)(v)? - 1904.5
5 Question 5-5 - What are "personal tasks" for purposes of the exception to the geographic presumption in section 1904.5(b)(2)(v)? - 1904.5
6 Question 5-6 - If an employee stays at work after normal work hours to prepare for the next day's tasks and is injured, is the case work-related? For example, if an employee stays after work to prepare air-sampling pumps and is injured, is the case work-related? - 1904.5
7 Question 5-7 - If an employee voluntarily takes work home and is injured while working at home, is the case recordable? - 1904.5
8 Question 5-8 - If an employee's pre-existing medical condition causes an incident which results in a subsequent injury, is the case work-related? For example, if an employee suffers an epileptic seizure, falls, and breaks his arm, is the case covered by the exception in section 1904.5(b)(2)(ii)? - 1904.5
9 Question 5-9 - This question involves the following sequence of events: Employee A drives to work, parks her car in the company parking lot and is walking across the lot when she is struck by a car driven by employee B, who is commuting to work. Both employees are seriously injured in the accident. Is either case work-related? - 1904.5
10 Question 5-10 - How does OSHA define a "company parking lot" for purposes of Recordkeeping? - 1904.5
11 Question 5-11 - An employee experienced an injury or illness in the work environment before they had "clocked in" for the day. Is the case considered work related even if that employee was not officially "on the clock" for pay purposes? - 1904.5
12 Question 5-12 - Is work-related stress recordable as a mental illness case? - 1904.5
13 Question 5-13 - If an employee dies or is injured or infected as a result of terrorist attacks, should it be recorded on the OSHA Injury and Illness Log? Should it be reported to OSHA? - 1904.5