1910.502(q)(3)(iii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.502(q)(3)(iii) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart U).
- Related part: 1910.502(q) Recordkeeping (1 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.502(q)(3)(iii) is one requirement inside 1910.502 Healthcare, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910, Subpart U). The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
(iii) A version of the COVID-19 log that removes the names of employees, contact information, and occupation, and only includes, for each employee in the COVID-19 log, the location where the employee worked, the last day that the employee was at the workplace before removal, the date of that employee's positive test for, or diagnosis of, COVID-19, and the date the employee first had one or more COVID-19 symptoms, if any were experienced, to all of the following: Any employees, their personal representatives, and their authorized representatives.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.502.
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Updated Enforcement Policy for Recording and Reporting of COVID-19 Cases (2026-03-31)
- Enforcement Stay of the COVID-19 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements under 29 CFR 1910.502 (2025-02-05)
Related parts of this rule
- 1910.502(q) Recordkeeping 1 citations
- 1910.502(q)(2) Required records 1 citations
- 1910.502(q)(2)(ii) 1 citations
- 1910.502(q)(3) Availability of records
- 1910.502(q)(3)(ii)
- 1910.502(q)(3)(iv)
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.502 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly
3-year window. Federal OSHA only; state-plan rules are not counted. Plain-language text is a summary, not legal advice; the official text controls. Black Belt Safety is not part of OSHA or the Department of Labor.