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BLS Report: Fatal Occupational Injuries Decline Slightly in 2011
Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries have been released. Findings show that the number of fatal work injuries in 2011 was slightly...
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Roads and Rage Account for 58% of all Work-Related Fatalities
National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2012 – Preliminary Results The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the preliminary total of 4,383 fatal work injuries recorded in the United...
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Final Rule on Recordkeeping Requirements Released by OSHA
Big changes on when to notify OSHA about an injury On September 11, 2014, while most of us were honoring the 13-year anniversary of 9/11, OSHA announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA...
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Work-Related Fatalities Continue to Decline
by Dwayne Towles On September 11th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their preliminary results of the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2013. There is some good news in the...
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Kentucky OSHA Made Changes to Reporting and Recording Requirements – Did Not...
Effective January 1, 2016, Kentucky OSHA adopted Federal OSHA’s injury/illness reporting rule that went into effect January 1, 2015. However, there are a few minor differences which seem to be causing...
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Final Rule Issued to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
New Federal requirements take effect August 10, 2016 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule to modernize injury data...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Fatal Occupational Injuries Data for 2015
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the data involving work-related fatalities for 2015. According to the December 16th release, a total of 4,836 fatal work injuries were recorded in the...
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OSHA 300A Annual Accident Summary Posting – 10 Common Mistakes
February 1st is rapidly approaching. That’s when the OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses form must be signed and posted. The OSHA 300A Summary form is not complicated and...
View ArticleOSHA Releases Statement Regarding Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate...
View ArticleOSHA Proposes Rule to Better Protect Personal Information
In an effort to better protect personally identifiable information, the Department of Labor has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would rescind the requirement for establishments with 250 or...
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