We follow the OSHA ruling to keep all records for 30yrs + employment.  We have not ever notified OSHA of destruction, but records are stored electronically now and we don’t have destroy dates.

Exposure records are 50yrs + employment for all BBP exposures.

Lisa Dyrdahl, RN BSN

Employee Health Nurse

Valley Medical Center

Ph 425-690-3088

Lisa_Dyrdahl@Valleymed.org

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Hello everyone :

  I was wondering if someone can share their experience with employee medical record retention . Do you all follow the rule of preserving the records for duration of employment PLUS thirty years as outlined in the CFR 1910.1020??

  Do you notify OSHA as recommended when you want to destroy the records ??

Any input will be highly appreciated,

Thanks

Enass Awad A/Rahman,MD,MPH,FACOEM

Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health Clinic 

UC Davis Health

2221 Stockton Boulevard 

Sacramento, CA, 95817

Email: eaarahman@ucdavis.edu


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