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BLS announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers declined in 2009 to a rate of 3.6 cases per 100 equivalent full time workers, down from a total case rate of 3.9 in 2008. Continue reading Decline in Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Reported According to the BLS, the number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that required days away from work to recuperate decreased by 9% in 2009 for private industry, state, and local government. (Note, this number reflects a decrease in construction and overall employment.) Continue reading OSHA Statement Regarding Lost Work Days for 2009 The recipient, an nine-year employee of Oswego Industries, received the award from the New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. (NYSID). Continue reading Custodial Employee Recognized With Joslin Award The committee advises the Secretary of Labor on developing standards and policies that affect the safety and health of construction workers. Continue reading OSHA Adding To Construction Safety and Health Committee The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a total of $27 million in National Emergency Grant awards to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi to assist workers along the Gulf Coast who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Continue reading DOL Provides $27 Million to Help Workers Displaced by Oil Spill |
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