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Report on Occupational Safety and Health for Fiscal Year 1995.

PB98125487

Publication Date	1997
Page Count	36
Abstract	The workplace environment profoundly affects workers' health. Each day 137 individuals die from work-related diseases and 16 workers die from injuries on the job. Every five seconds a worker is injured. Every 10 seconds a worker is temporarily or permanently disabled. In 1994, occupational injuries cost $121 billion in lost wages, productivity, and health care costs. The same year, employers reported 6.3 million work injuries and 515,000 cases of occupational illness.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Industrial safety programs Occupational exposure Health hazards Research grants Safety programs Accident prevention Regulations Workplace environments Training programs Recommendations Education Exposure Construction Mining industry Agriculture Violence Small businesses Manpower Mortality National Institute of Occupational and Health(NIOSH)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199810

Report on Occupational Safety and Health for Fiscal Year 1995.

Report on Occupational Safety and Health for Fiscal Year 1995.
PB98125487

Publication Date	1997
Page Count	36
Abstract	The workplace environment profoundly affects workers' health. Each day 137 individuals die from work-related diseases and 16 workers die from injuries on the job. Every five seconds a worker is injured. Every 10 seconds a worker is temporarily or permanently disabled. In 1994, occupational injuries cost $121 billion in lost wages, productivity, and health care costs. The same year, employers reported 6.3 million work injuries and 515,000 cases of occupational illness.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Industrial safety programs Occupational exposure Health hazards Research grants Safety programs Accident prevention Regulations Workplace environments Training programs Recommendations Education Exposure Construction Mining industry Agriculture Violence Small businesses Manpower Mortality National Institute of Occupational and Health(NIOSH)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199810