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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
Purpose - 1904.0

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• Part Number: 1904
• Part Title: Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness
• Subpart: A
• Subpart Title: Purpose
• Standard Number: 1904.0
• Title: Purpose


Subpart A -- Purpose

§ 1904.0 Purpose.

The purpose of this rule (Part 1904) is to require employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.

Note to § 1904.0: Recording or reporting a work-related injury, illness, or fatality does not mean that the employer or employee was at fault, that an OSHA rule has been violated, or that the employee is eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits.
[66 FR 6122, Jan. 19, 2001]

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