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Trade News Release
April 21, 2006
Contact: Frank Meilinger
Phone: (202) 693-1999
OSHA Identifies 14,000 Workplaces with
High Injury and Illness Rates
WASHINGTON --
Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury
and illness rates at their worksites are higher than average and
that assistance is available to help them fix safety and health
hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) announced today.
In a letter this month to those employers, OSHA explained that
the notification was a proactive step to encourage employers to
take steps now to reduce those rates and improve the safety and
health environment in their workplaces.
"This identification process is meant to raise awareness that
injuries and illnesses are high at these facilities," said OSHA
Administrator Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. "Injuries and illnesses are
costly to employers in both personal and financial terms. Our
goal is to identify workplaces where injury and illness rates
are high, and to offer assistance to employers so they can
address the hazards and reduce occupational injuries and
illnesses."
Establishments with the nation's high workplace injury and
illness rates were identified by OSHA through employer-reported
data from a 2005 survey of 80,000 worksites (the survey
consisted of data from calendar year 2004). The workplaces
identified had 6.0 or more injuries or illnesses resulting in
days away from work, restricted work activity, or job transfer
(DART) for every 100 full-time workers. The national average
during 2004 was 2.5 DART instances for every 100 workers.
Employers receiving the letters were also provided copies of
their injury and illness data, along with a list of the most
frequently violated OSHA standards for their specific industry.
The letter also offered the agency's assistance in helping turn
the numbers around, suggesting, among other things, the use of
free safety and health consultation services provided by OSHA
through the states, state workers' compensation agencies,
insurance carriers, or outside safety and health consultants.
The list does not designate those earmarked for any future
inspections. An announcement of targeted inspections will be
made later this year. Also, the sites listed are establishments
in states covered by federal OSHA; the list does not include
employers in the 21 states, and Puerto Rico, who operate
OSHA-approved state plans covering the private sector.
OSHA's data collection initiative is conducted each year to
provide the agency with a clearer picture of those
establishments with higher than average injury and illness
rates. Information obtained from the survey gives OSHA the
opportunity to place inspection resources where they're needed
most and also helps the agency plan outreach and compliance
assistance programs where they will be most beneficial.
Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful
workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to promote the
safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing
standards; providing training, outreach, and education;
establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process
improvement in workplace safety and health. For more
information, visit
www.osha.gov.
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