Change in business ownership.

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If your business changes ownership, you are responsible for recording and reporting work-related injuries and illnesses only for that period of the year during which you owned the establishment. You must transfer the part 1904 records to the new owner. The new owner must save all records of the establishment kept by the prior owner, as required by § 1904.33 of this part, but need not update or correct the records of the prior owner.

Successor Employer

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

January 11, 2017

 

Rick Smith, CIH, CSP, CHMM
NASA, Kennedy Space Center
P.O. Box 21025, M/C: ISC-8000,
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32815-0025

Dear Mr. Smith:

Clarification on whether a successor employer may establish a new baseline audiogram for employees of the former employer.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

March 8, 2011

Ronald V. Musto MD, MPH, MBA
2001 Fifth Avenue
Troy, New York 12180

Dear Dr. Musto:

Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation To Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness

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    82:20548-20549
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  [Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
  [Rules and Regulations]
  [Pages 20548-20549]
  From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
  [FR Doc No: 2017-08754]


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  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  29 CFR Part 1904

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