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• Workplace injury and illness rate declines.(Front Line)(Bureau of Labor Statistics)(Brief article)

  - 2007-01-01

  The rate of workplace injuries and illnesses declined significantly in 2005 for most case types, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate of workplace injuries and illnesses declined significantly in 2005 for most case types, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

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• Encourage safe lifting practices.(CTD QUICKTIPS)

  - 2005-06-01

  Back injuries resulting from improper lifting account for nearly one-quarter of all workplace injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To improve lifting habits, the Office of Environmental Health and Safety at the University of Virginia made the following recommendations: * Plant...

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• More Hispanic, Texas Workers Dying on the Job.(Bureau of Labor Statistics report)

  - 2001-10-01

  Although overall workplace fatalities in the United States decreased 2% last year on-the-job deaths of Hispanics rose 12%, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2000, 815 Hispanic workers died in work-related accidents, compared with 729 in 1999 Although overall workplace fatalities in the United States...

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• FBI, BLS report retail workplace safer.(Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Labor Statistics)(;)(Brief Article)

  - 2000-07-01

  It's safer to go to work now than it has been in years. Serious and workplace crime experienced a significant decline over the last year, according to the FBI. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a similar decline over the past five years. ...

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• Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Decline.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2000-02-01

  A total of 5.9 million injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces during 1998, resulting in a rate of 6.7 cases per 100 equivalent A full-time workers, according to a survey recently released by the Bureau of labor Statistics A total of 5.9 million...

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• Doubts raised about drop in workplace injuries. (insurance industry response to Bureau of Labor Statistics survey)

  - 1998-01-05

  Insurance group reaction ranged from dubious to accepting following a government report showing a drop in workplace injuries, including those in the controversial repetitive stress category. "There is a tremendous amount of controversy [in] Insurance group reaction ranged from dubious to...

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