
OSHA Compliance
How Long Do You Have to Keep Each OSHA Record? The Chart, With Citations
Five years for the 300 Log — counted from the end of the calendar year, not from the day you wrote it. Thirty years for the chemical inventory, not five. And for the training file everyone tells you to keep 'at least a year'? No federal duration exists. Every line below carries its citation, including the lines that say so.
Aug 27, 2026
8 min read

Training
Forklift Evaluations & Respirator Fit Tests: The Two-Clock OSHA Compliance Problem
Forklift operator evaluations renew on a 3-year clock; respirator fit tests renew every 12 months. Here are both rules, the exact triggers, a side-by-side table, and how to never miss either deadline.
Feb 27, 2026
12 min read