There’s good news on the safety front for U.S. domestic industry: industrial work sites are safe than ever before, according to OSHA, which monitors work site safety, injuries and illnesses. OSHA reported these encouraging statistics in 2014:
- Fatal job-related injuries dropped by nearly 25% over the past decade
- The rate of work-related severe injury and illness fell between 2011 and 2012 for private sector and local government employees
- Overall, all work site injuries and illnesses dropped between 2011 and 2012
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