The advocacy group Public Citizen said Tuesday that New York state should pass new safety laws to address the toll of occupational injuries in the private sector.In a new report titled “Aim Higher,” the group said it found that private sector workplace injuries cost the state economy $10.9 billion between 2010 and 2012. It recommends that the state require employers to implement “workplace safety and loss prevention” programs, which are now required of only a small minority.Analyzing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2010 to 2012, the group found 463,400 wor...
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