Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32OCTOBER 2016 • FOGHORN 21 LEGISLATIVEREPORT Navigating your risks, day and night. As the owner of a passenger vessel you face tough decisions every day, from hiring qualified crew to making sure your vessel is in prime condition. At Aon, we spend day and night thinking about your maritime risks so buying insurance doesn’t have to be another tough decision. We work with you to develop creative approaches and customized solutions that deliver more efficiencies, improved profitability and greater value. For more information, please call 1.800.730.7053 or visit passengervessel.com/member-resources.html#insurance Risk. Reinsurance. Human Resources. Navigating your Aon Risk Solutions Marine year. Some employers in specified low-risk categories are also exempt. To comply with the OSHA re- cordkeeping requirement, a covered employer must maintain three documents: (1) Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHAForm 300): (2) a Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A); and the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301). The Form 300 Injury/Illness Log is the means by which a covered employer keeps track of work-relat- ed injuries and illnesses. Recordable events are those that result in (1) death; (2) loss of consciousness; (3) days away from work; (4) restricted work activity or job transfer; and (5) medical treatment beyond first aid (note: the requirement for filing a Coast Guard Form 2692 for a reportable “marine casualty” uses the same standard for “beyond first aid” as does OSHA). Certain other work-related injuries and illnesses are classified as “significant” (for example, a needlestick or sharps injury) and are to be recorded. Whenever a recordable workplace injury or illness occurs, the employer is obligated within seven days to fill out and retain for five years an OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report or an equivalent document. Until now, the employer has not had to send Form 301 to OSHA as a matter of routine, but had to produce it when the agency asked. As a result of a new rule (see discussion below), this practice is changing for some employers. At the end of the calendar year, a covered employer is to use Form 300A to create a Summary of work-related injuries and illnesses. This is to be ac- complished by reference to the Form 300 Log. The employer must post the Summary in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted. It must be posted by February 1 and must stay up until the end of April (in other words, for three months). In summary, most PVA members (except for the very smallest companies) must comply with the OSHA require- ment to maintain a log of work-related injuries and illnesses (even for crew members on an inspected vessel), post a Summary of the data for employee reference at least annually (even if there were no recordable work-related injuries and illnesses), and complete a separate Incident Report for each re- cordable event. State or Federal Enforcement? The OSHAct allows the federal gov- ernment to delegate enforcement to a state agency if the state has a job safety and health program that is deemed to be “at least as effective” as the federal program. Currently, 22 states or territo- ries have OSHA-approved state plans that cover both private and public sector workers. In those jurisdictions,