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EPA Records Schedule 579

Status: Final, 02/21/2007

Title: Personal Injury Files

Program: Safety

Applicability: Agency-wide

Function: 401-119-03 - Provide Safety, Health, and Environmental Services

NARA Disposal Authority:

This schedule authorizes the disposition of the record copy in any media (media neutral), excluding any records already in electronic form. Records designated for permanent retention must be transferred to the National Archives in accordance with NARA standards at the time of transfer.

Description:

Consists of forms, reports, correspondence, and related materials and investigatory records relating to on-the-job injuries, whether or not a claim for compensation was made.

Excludes: Copies filed in the Employee Medical Folder which are scheduled as EPA 566 and copies submitted to the Department of Labor (See Agency-wide Guidance).

Disposition Instructions:

Item a: Record copy

Guidance:

Copies of workers compensation records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) are to be retained for 2 years after case closure in accordance with OWCP requirements (See http://www2.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/owcp/feca810m.htm#9).

Reasons for Disposition:

Conforms to NARA General Records Schedule 1, item 31.

Item b for electronic mail and word processing system copies deleted 08/23/2006 pursuant to NARA Bulletin 2006-04.

Custodians:

Multiple units

Related Schedules:

EPA 566

Previous NARA Disposal Authority:

NC-412-75-2/VI/2, NC1-412-85-8/6

Entry: 08/13/1993

EPA Approval: Not applicable

NARA Approval: 07/00/2004

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