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Workplace Deaths are on the Decline

27 August 2008 2 views No Comment

In a federal report released Wednesday, Labor Department officials announced that workplace fatalities have dropped to their lowest level since the agency began tracking such statistics. Officials attributed the drop to increased outreach by Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, union officials were quick to note that the overall drop may have been caused by a decline in workplace transportation deaths – an area not regulated by OSHA – and to point out several fatal construction and industrial accidents.  Dan Frosch, The New York Times  08/20/2008

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