Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 350.330 - Recording Criteria for Work-Related Tuberculosis Cases

a) Basic Requirement

If any employee has been occupationally exposed to anyone with a known case of active tuberculosis (TB), and that employee subsequently develops a TB infection, as evidenced by a positive skin test or diagnosis by a physician or other licensed health care professional, record the case on the OSHA 300 Log by checking the respiratory condition column.

b) Implementation

1) A positive TB skin test result obtained at a pre-employment physical does not need to be recorded because the employee was not occupationally exposed to a known case of active TB in the workplace.

2) If the employer obtains evidence that the case was not caused by occupational exposure, the employer may line-out or erase the case from the Log under the following circumstances:

A) The worker is living in a household with a person who has been diagnosed with active TB;

B) The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified the worker as a contact of an individual with a case of active TB unrelated to the workplace; or

C) A medical investigation shows that the employee's infection was caused by exposure to TB away from work or proves that the case was not related to the workplace TB exposure.

Notes

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 350.330

Adopted at 38 Ill. Reg. 11572, effective 5/16/2014