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The final rule requires employers to inform employees of their right to report work- related injuries and illnesses free from retaliation; clarifies the existing implicit requirement that an employer's procedure for reporting work-related injuries and illnesses must be reasonable and not deter or discourage employees from reporting; and incorporates the existing statutory prohibition on retaliating against employees for reporting work-related injuries or illnesses. The final rule also amends OSHA's existing recordkeeping regulation to clarify the rights of employees and their representatives to access the injury and illness records.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2016/05/12/2016-10443.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1902,"title":29},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1904,"title":29}],"citation":"81 FR 29624","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule becomes effective on January 1, 2017, except for Sec. Sec. 1904.35 and 1904.36, which become effective on August 10, 2016. Collections of information: There are collections of information contained in this final rule (see Section XI, Office of Management and Budget Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995). Notwithstanding the general date of applicability that applies to all other requirements contained in the final rule, affected parties do not have to comply with the collections of information until the Department of Labor publishes a separate document in the Federal Register announcing that the Office of Management and Budget has approved them under the Paperwork Reduction Act.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2016-10443","effective_on":"2017-01-01","end_page":29694,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2016/05/12/2016-10443.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/12/2016-10443/improve-tracking-of-workplace-injuries-and-illnesses","images":{"ER12MY16.000":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12MY16.000/ER12MY16.000_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12MY16.000/ER12MY16.000_original_size.png"}},"images_metadata":{"ER12MY16.000":{"large":{"identifier":"ER12MY16.000","content_type":"image/png","size":66552,"width":823,"sha":"99024ed82be9e6cb3cfecc54e2f4c208","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12MY16.000/ER12MY16.000_large.png","height":629},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER12MY16.000","content_type":"image/png","size":479246,"width":3430,"sha":"34aa018cb2bae814cdeb62265f02ce3b","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12MY16.000/ER12MY16.000_original_size.png","height":2623}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2016-10443?publication_date=2016-05-12","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2016-05-12/2016-10443/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":71,"page_views":{"count":83174,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 08:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-05-12/pdf/2016-10443.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-10443.pdf?1462970719","publication_date":"2016-05-12","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/05/12/2016-10443.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1218-AC49":{"issue":"201510","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1218-AC49/improve-tracking-of-workplace-injuries-and-illnesses","title":"Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201510&RIN=1218-AC49&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1218-AC49"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"PEA Calculations","document_id":"OSHA-2013-0023-1928"},{"title":"This document was inadvertently posted to the docket.","document_id":"OSHA-2013-0023-1925"},{"title":"This document was inadvertently posted to the docket.","document_id":"OSHA-2013-0023-1924"},{"title":"This document was inadvertently posted to the docket.","document_id":"OSHA-2013-0023-1923"},{"title":"“A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century,” the National Academy of Science, 2018 (Prepublication Copy)","document_id":"OSHA-2013-0023-1919"},{"title":"“Text De-Identification For Privacy Protection: A Study of its Impact on Clinical Text Information Content,” Stéphane M. 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