OSHA IDs 14,000 Workplaces with High Injury, Illness Rates

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 yesterday. In a letter this month to those employers, Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 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 pro...