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Except as provided in paragraph (d)(4) of this section, each request by an OSHA representative to examine or copy personally identifiable employee medical information contained in a record held by an employer or other recordholder shall be made pursuant to a written medical access order which has been approved by the ...

Records: (1) any record containing environmental monitoring or measuring of a toxic substance or harmful physical agent (2) material safety data sheets, a chemical inventory, or any other record that reveals where and when a toxic substance or harmful physical agent was used and its chemical identity.

Employee medical records include the following: Medical and employment questionnaires or histories. Results of medical examinations and laboratory tests. recommendations.

Exposure records must be maintained for 30 years. Medical records must be maintained for the duration of employment plus 30 years.

Examples of OSHA standards include require- ments to provide fall protection, prevent trenching cave-ins, prevent exposure to some infectious diseases, ensure the safety of workers who enter confined spaces, prevent exposure to such harmful substances as asbestos and lead, put guards on machines, provide respirators or ...

Because of the confidentiality of the information, records must be isolated from files that employees such as supervisors or managers may access. (Actually, this is also recommended for personnel files in general?give only HR staff access.)

Preservation of Records The standard requires that employee medical and exposure records for each employee must be preserved and maintained by the employer for the duration of employment plus 30 years. There are some exceptions included in the standard regarding records that do not need to be maintained for 30 years.