OSHA Recordable Injury Criteria Poster
A single-page wall reference for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping under 29 CFR Part 1904. Six criteria in the order OSHA expects employers to consider them: work-relatedness with the geographic-presumption rule and nine listed exceptions (1904.5); the new-case determination (1904.6); the death-always-recordable rule plus the 8-hour/24-hour reporting requirements for fatalities, inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye loss (1904.7(b)(2), 1904.39); days away from work, restricted work, or job transfer with the 180-day cap (1904.7(b)(3),(4)); medical treatment beyond first aid using OSHA’s exact first-aid list at 1904.7(b)(5)(ii); and the catch-all special criteria including loss of consciousness, significant diagnosed conditions, needlesticks, standard threshold shifts, MSK cases, and TB conversion (1904.7(b)(5)(ii), 1904.8-.10). Each criterion cites the exact regulatory subsection so the poster doubles as a decision aid for HR, safety, and occupational health teams.
What’s inside
- All six OSHA recordable-injury criteria in the order OSHA expects you to consider them — work-relatedness, new case, death, DART, medical treatment beyond first aid, special recording criteria.
- Cites the exact 29 CFR 1904 subsections so the poster doubles as a decision aid for HR, safety, and occupational health teams.
- Includes the 8-hour fatality and 24-hour hospitalization/amputation/eye-loss reporting timelines under §1904.39.
- Calls out the OSHA first-aid-vs-medical-treatment list — the single most common source of incorrect 300 Log entries.
- Sized for HR offices, safety departments, occupational health clinics, and workers’ comp triage workstations on standard 8.5×11 paper.
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- Portrait · US Letter (8.5×11)
- Language
- English
Preview
One-page printable — preview below.
How to use this printable
- 1
Hang where the hazard happens
Post near loading docks, outdoor break areas, or wherever the risk shows up — not just the HR office.
- 2
Laminate for jobsite use
High-contrast type and bold hex callouts stay readable under glare and laminate sheets.
- 3
Refresh seasonally
Rotate heat-illness posters in spring, cold-stress in fall — fresh signage reads more than stale signage.
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