Pres. Bush Tells Fed Agencies to Control W/C Costs

A Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies from the Office of President GEORGE W. BUSH: The cost of Federal workplace injuries, when measured by workers' compensation losses, is more than $2 billion and 2 million lost production days annually. In fiscal year 2003, the Federal workforce of almost 2.7 million filed more than 168,000 injury claims. Behind these numbers lie pain and suffering by workers and their families. Clearly, Government agencies should strive to do more to improve workplace safety and health and reduce the costs of injury to workers and taxpayers. Many...