N.J. Admin. Code § 12:110-5.1 - Scope of subchapter

(a) This subchapter establishes procedural rules for recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses of public employees involving work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses, other than minor injuries which require only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or of motion, or transfer to another job.

(b) New Jersey adopted 29 CFR 1904 by reference at N.J.A.C. 12:100-4.2, in the New Jersey Register on September 4, 2001 (33 N.J.R. 2994(a)). All requirements for the recording and reporting of work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses are at 29 CFR 1904 with the following exceptions:

1. All references to the Secretary of Labor shall be deemed to mean the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development;

2. All references to OSHA shall be deemed to mean the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health, Office of Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH);

3. All references to OSHA forms 300, 300A and 301 shall be deemed to mean New Jersey Occupational Safety and Health (NJOSH) forms 300, 300A and 301;

4. 29 CFR 1904 Subpart B-Scope: New Jersey requires all public employers to record and report work-related deaths, injuries, or illnesses as contained in this chapter;

5. 29 CFR 1904.1, Partial exemption for employers with 10 or fewer employees does not apply to any employer as defined at N.J.A.C. 12:110-2.1.

6. 29 CFR 1904.2, Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries, does not apply to any employer as defined at N.J.A.C. 12:110-2.1; and

7. 29 CFR 1904.39: Reporting fatalities and multiple hospitalization incidents must be reported to the Office of Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (OPEOSH) through the 24-hour hotline number (800) 624-1644, the 24-hour fax line (609) 292-3749, or in person to the OPEOSH at 225 East State Street, 8th Floor West, Trenton, NJ 08625 within eight hours of the occurrence.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 12:110-5.1

Amended by R.1998 d.33, effective 1/5/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 4440(a), 30 N.J.R. 80(a).
Amended by R.2003 d.189, effective 5/5/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 335(a), 35 N.J.R. 1920(a).
Designated former paragraph as (a); added (b).
Amended by R.2003 d.397, effective 10/6/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 4722(b).
Amended by R.2008 d.302, effective 10/6/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2409(a), 40 N.J.R. 5816(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), deleted "§" following "CFR" twice; and in (b)1 and (b)2, inserted "and Workforce Development" throughout. Amended by 55 N.J.R. 309(a), effective 2/21/2023