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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Official Website
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Official Website
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Occupational injuries and illnesses are at record lows because of the combined efforts of business, government, labor, and professional, trade, and community organizations. Since OSHA’s establishment in 1971, occupational fatality rates in the United States have been cut in half and injury and illness rates have declined by 40 percent.
Despite these significant reductions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 6.1 percent of private-sector employees suffered 5.7 million workplace injuries and illnesses in 2000. Forty-six percent of those injury cases required days away from work for recuperation or restricted work activity.
OSHA's Official Website
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