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Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, recordkeeping under 29 CFR Part 1904, electronic injury and illness submission, severe-injury reporting, and state-plan compliance
What to do when an OSHA compliance officer arrives — scope the opening conference, mirror the walkaround record, and file a protective Notice of Contest within 15 working days or penalties up to $165,514 per violation become final.
Three federal posters — FLSA, OSHA 3165, and EPPA — apply to nearly every private employer, while the EEO "Know Your Rights" notice kicks in at 15 employees and FMLA at 50. Every one is free from the government, and DOL guidance lets fully remote teams satisfy the continuous-posting rule electronically.
How a fire extinguisher service company should structure its books around the NFPA 10 calendar — separate revenue lines for annual tags, recharges, 6-year internal maintenance ($30–$60 per unit) and hydrostatic testing ($20–$100 per unit), deferred revenue for prepaid contracts, MACRS depreciation for vans and recharge rigs, and the route-density KPIs that decide whether the truck earns money.
OSHA's January 2026 rule moved the Hazard Communication compliance deadline for employers to November 20, 2026 for substances (May 19, 2028 for mixtures). Here's what small businesses must update — labels, training, and written HazCom programs — plus penalties up to $16,550 per serious violation and the 70% reduction now available to employers with up to 25 workers.
Connecticut's SB 298, effective July 1, 2026, requires warehouses with 250+ employees at one site (or 1,000+ across sites) to disclose productivity quotas in writing, retain three years of work-speed records, and answer employee data requests within 10 days, with a rebuttable presumption of retaliation for adverse actions taken within 90 days.
OSHA's April 2026 National Emphasis Program targets 55 high-risk industries for heat-illness inspections, with citations starting at $16,550 per violation — here's the written plan, acclimatization schedule, and state rules small employers need to stay compliant.
A business's workers' compensation experience modification rate (E-Mod) compares actual claims losses to expected losses for its industry and payroll size, and it stays in effect for three policy years, so a single claim can raise premiums for years after an injured employee returns to work.
A 2026 compliance guide to OSHA's Form 300, 300A, and 301 injury and illness recordkeeping under 29 CFR Part 1904 — who must record, the four-step recordability test, electronic Injury Tracking Application submission for Appendix B high-hazard establishments with 100 or more employees, severe-injury reporting timelines under § 1904.39, state-plan deltas, and how to build a program that survives an OSHA audit.
