Centers must report incidents within 8 hours in accordance with 29 CFR 1904.39(a)​.  Centers must contact Job Corps Division of Facilities, Acquisitions and Maintenance (DFAM) and OSHA within 6 hours of one or more of the following events:

a. Death of an active student as a result of a work-related incident.

b. Death of a staff member on-duty as a result of a work-related incident.

c. Hospitalization of one or more active students and/or on-duty staff, work/training related amputations, and work/training related losses of an eye

Centers must orally report the fatality/multiple hospitalization by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office nearest to the site of the incident, or use the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 800-321-OSHA (800-321-6742). Should no one answer the National toll free number you must leave a telephone message with the following information:

1. Establishment name

2. The location of the incident

3. The time of the incident

4. The number of fatalities or hospitalized employees

5. The names of any injured employees

6. Your contact person and his or her phone number

7. A brief description of the incident

d. Centers must maintain a record of notification on center for a period of three years.

R5. Incidents Requiring Electronic Submission of Significant Incident Report

All incidents outlined in R2, above, must be reported through the web-based Significant Incident Reporting (SIR) System. Centers should contact the appropriate Regional Office if there is confusion as to whether a(n) SIR should be submitted.

Centers must:

a. Submit an initial SIR, even if a resolution has not yet been determined for the students/staff involved, according to the timelines below.

1. Within 6 hours of the center being made aware of an active student or on-duty staff death

2. Within 24 hours of the center being made aware of other incidents

b. Continue to submit supplemental reports monthly, or more frequently, if new information is obtained, until a final report has been submitted. Until a report is submitted as final, a supplemental report, at minimal, is required every 30 days following the submission of the initial report.

c. In the event that a student suffers an injury while on duty or on an authorized day pass, record the incident in Employees’ Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP) within seven calendar days (including weekends) of supervisor notification. ECOMP information, including Internal Control Number (ICN), must be added to victim and/or perpetrator information with the initial SIR, or as soon as it is available.

d. In the event that a staff member suffers a work-related injury or occupational illness/disease, record the incident in ECOMP (OSHA 301, and OSHA 300 if applicable, only) within seven calendar days of supervisor notification. ECOMP information, including ICN, must be included in the narrative portion of the report with the initial SIR, or as soon as it is available.

R6. Usernames and Passwords

Each staff member who is responsible for submitting SIRs through the web-based system is required to have a unique username and password. 

a. Basic Users: These are users who may enter information but may not approve/submit a SIR to Job Corps National/Regional Offices. 

b. Advanced Users: These are users who may enter, approve, and submit a SIR. Each center must have at least two Advanced Users. An Advanced User can enter and submit a SIR to Job Corps National/Regional Offices without approval from the Center Director or another staff member.

R7. Display of Student Identifying Information

To ensure student privacy, centers must not use student first and last names in the “Description of Incident” field in the SIR. Instead, centers should use the terms “Victim 1,” “Victim 2,” “Perpetrator 1,” “Perpetrator 2,” etc., when describing the incident.