When recording injuries during a training session in a general industry setting, which action aligns with privacy obligations?

• A. Redact or Separate Personally Identifiable Information
• B. Publicly Share Injury Details
• C. Keep All Details Unprotected
• D. Store Records in an Unsecured System

Answer: (A)

Protecting workers’ privacy is essential when recording injuries. Redacting or separating personally identifiable information ensures that the records can be used to improve safety without exposing who was involved. You still capture the useful incident details—what happened, when and where, the injury type and body part, and contributing factors—but remove identifiers such as name, employee ID, contact info, date of birth, and address. You can link the record to a non-identifying case number stored separately in a secure system, with access limited to authorized personnel. Publicly sharing injury details or keeping records unprotected would breach privacy protections and could undermine trust and compliance.