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fest themselves quickly and can be linked to theworkplace where they occur, which is no differentthan most injury cases. For illnesses that are causedby long-term exposures or which have long latencyperiods, the illness will most likely be detected duringa visit to a physician or other health care professional,and the employee is most likely to report it tohis or her supervisor at the home work location.Recording these injuries and illnesses couldpotentially present a problem with incidence rate calculations.In many situations, visiting employees area minority of the workforce, their hours worked arerelatively inconsequential, and rates are thus unaffectedto any meaningful extent. However, if anemployer relies on visiting labor to perform a largeramount of the work, rates could be affected. In thesesituations, the hours of these personnel should beadded to the establishment’s hours of work for ratecalculation purposes.§1904.30FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Section 1904.30 (OSHA Instruction, CPL 2-0.135, Chap. 5)Section 1904.30 Multiple business establishmentsThis section will be developed as letters of interpretation become available.LETTERS OF INTERPRETATION: Section 1904.30Section 1904.30 Multiple business establishmentsThis section will be developed as letters of interpretation become available.122OSHA RECORDKEEPINGHANDBOOK