Management

Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor

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The impact OSHA has made since Congress created this Agency through the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 has been remarkable. In a little more than a third of a century, nonfatal occupational injury and illness rates have dropped 60 percent, while occupational fatality rates have fallen to the lowest annual total since 1992. Since OSHA’s establishment, U.S. employment has doubled and now includes nearly 115 million private sector employees at over 8 million worksites. Although this significant improvement in saving lives and protecting employees’ safety and health is a considerable achievement, greater progress is still needed. Even one fatality on the job is one too many, and every workplace injury or illness places a heavy burden on our nation. This Fact Book offers a measure of our resolve to make America’s workplaces a world model for safety and health. You will also find information on federal OSHA’s efforts to enforce standards, provide compliance assistance, offer the finest training and edu- cation in workplace safety and health, foster cooperative relationships with employ- ers and employees, and play a national role in emergency preparedness. You can find this Fact Book at www.osha.gov, along with a host of other online resources designed to help protect America’s working men and women.

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: ., 2008

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1-54

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English

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S.

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