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Record Retention
3 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "Record Retention" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
What Happens to Your OSHA Records When You Cancel Your Safety Software?
Your 300 Log obligation runs five years past the calendar year it covers. A typical SaaS retention window runs 30 to 90 days past your last invoice. Nobody connects those two numbers until an inspector asks for a log that now lives in a closed account.
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.
30-Year Record Retention: OSHA 1910.1020 for Construction (Full Guide)
OSHA 1910.1020 requires exposure records for 30 years and medical records for employment + 30 years. See exactly what to keep, how long, the exceptions, and a worked retain-until example.