by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 20, 2022 | BLS, HazCom, OSHA, Workplace Hazards, workplace violence
On December 16th, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its 2021 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), providing a count of workplace fatalities in the U.S. during the calendar year. In total, the BLS recorded 5,190 workplace fatalities in...
by Girish Anand | Dec 18, 2018 | BLS, OSHA
A total of 5,147 fatal workplace fatalities were recorded in the United States in 2017, down slightly from the 5,190 fatal injuries reported in 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The fatal injury rate also decreased from 3.6 percent in 2016 to...
by Girish Anand | Dec 12, 2018 | BLS
Boom times equate to what the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calls “the quits rate” in an accelerated way. Roughly 3.5 million Americans quit their jobs every month in search of better pay and/or better commute times, the highest level since 2001....
by Girish Anand | Nov 27, 2018 | BLS
There were approximately 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2017, which occurred at a rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this month. Private...
by Girish Anand | Mar 19, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, BLS, CMS, Health Care Reform
The price of health care in the United States shot up 2.2 percent in February compared to 1.6 percent overall annual growth in 2016 and 2017, according to statistics gathered and released by health care consultancy Altarum. The lowest annual growth rate — 1.1...
by Girish Anand | Dec 19, 2017 | BLS, OSHA
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate also increased from 3.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2015 to 3.6 in...
