TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:
Title: The following situations are not work related (1904.5 – Exceptions)
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Content:
- Present as a member of the general public
- Symptoms arising in work environment that are solely due to non-work-related event or exposure
(Regardless of where signs or symptoms surface, a case is work-related only if a work event or
exposure is a discernable cause of the injury or illness or of a significant aggravation to a
pre-existing condition.)
- Voluntary participation in wellness program, medical, fitness or recreational activity
- Eating, drinking or preparing food or drink for personal consumption
Speaker Notes:
Cases meeting the conditions of the listed exceptions to work relationship in the rule are not
considered work-related and are, therefore, not recordable.
For example, if a grocery store employee is shopping in the store after work, falls and is injured,
the employee is present as a member of the general public and the case is not work-related.
Likewise, if an employee has a diabetic episode and must be given prescription medications, the
diabetes is solely due to a non-work-related event or exposure, and is not work-related.
Regardless of where signs or symptoms surface, a case is work-related only if a work event or
exposure is a discernable cause of the injury or illness or of a significant aggravation to a
pre-existing condition.
If an employee passes out giving blood or is injured playing basketball – the case is due to
voluntary participation in a wellness or fitness program and is not work-related.
If an employee burns his lip on a cup of coffee or chokes on a sandwich – the case is due to eating
food or drink for personal consumption, and is not work-related. If the employee is made ill by
ingesting food contaminated by workplace contaminants (such as lead), or gets food poisoning from
food supplied by the employer, the case would be considered work-related.
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