Library: Policy

OKDHS:2-15-7.3. Recordkeeping and posting safety notices

Issued 9-15-07

(a) Workers' Compensation (WC) files.

• (1) Copies of all WC claims and related materials are kept in a location separate from the employee's personnel file at the employee's workplace.
• (2) The Support Services Division (SSD) Risk and Safety Management Unit maintains the original copies of all WC claims and related materials in a central location.

(b) Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL) report.  The local administrator or county director maintains a record of all occupational illnesses and injuries by calendar year using ODOL Form OK No. 300, Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.  The completed log is provided to the ODOL by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) risk manager between January 1 and February 1 of each calendar year.

(c) Posting safety notices.

• (1) Each OKDHS facility or county office posts, and keeps posted, safety notices informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970. [40 O.S. § 401 et seq.]
• (2) Safety notices are furnished by the Risk and Safety Management Unit.