By Marc Freedman – Jan. 17, 2012 (originally posted at FreeEnterprise.com) On January 10, OSHA inaugurated the New Year by issuing a white paper extolling the virtues of Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (also known as IIPPs, I2P2, or just safety and health programs). The paper discusses the key components OSHA has found in common [...]
First the good news: the Bureau of Labor Statistics (the DOL’s own keeper of stats) just announced that workplaces in 2009 were safer than they were in 2008: “nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers declined in 2009 to a rate of 3.6 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, down from a total case [...]
The Daily Labor Report from the Bureau of National Affairs carried an important story in its February 24th edition that could easily be lost on busy people skimming the news. In short, there’s a real-life, honest-to-goodness preview of what the large workplace safety world may look like if the Administration cuts back on OSHA’s Voluntary [...]