The OSHA standard states that employee exposure incident records are to be

faxed to the employee's physician.
entered into the computer employee database.
kept confidential and filed in the employee's medical record.
kept on file for 30 days.


kept confidential and filed in the employee's medical record.

Rationale: kept confidential and filed in the employee's medical record – These results are confidential, and it is up to the employee to decide whether they want to share this information with their employer. They are not required to do so.

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