Skip to Main Content

For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE). This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

U.S. Department of Labor Seal U.S. Department of Labor

OSHA Recordkeeping Advisor

You indicated that:

  • The affected person is NOT on the company or organization’s payroll, and
  • The affected person is an unpaid intern or volunteer.

Under the OSH Act Section 3 (6), the term "employee" covers those who are "employed in a business of his employer which affects commerce." An uncompensated intern or volunteer is NOT considered to be an employee under the OSH Act. Therefore, OSHA Recordkeeping rules do NOT apply to unpaid interns or volunteers.

elaws / OSHA Recordkeeping Advisor / OSHA Web Site

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR