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An employer does not have to do anything further unless and until an employee reports what OSHA calls an "MSD incident." An MSD incident is a condition that is work-related, and it must be of sufficient severity to require time off from work, restricted work or medical treatment, or it must involve symptoms that last at least seven consecutive days. An employer may seek the assistance of a health care professional to make these determinations. Remember: if it is not work-related, or if it is not of sufficient severity, it is not an MSD incident.
Since all of this is so new, none of it is fleshed out. Suppose you see your secretary taking a pill, and in small talk you ask her if everything is OK. She tells you that she's taking some pain relievers because "my knee really bothers me when I have to get files out of the bottom drawer." MSD incident? Suppose an employee you use to carry boxes or move equipment asks to leave an hour early to go to a chiropractor for his back pain. MSD incident?
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