Feds Targeting 20 Percent Drop in Injuries & Illnesses – Nationwide by 2008

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a strategic management plan that seeks to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses across the country by 20 percent by 2008 and fatalities by 15 percent. The announcement was made May 12 at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference in Dallas, Texas.Under the five-year plan OSHA will emphasize specific areas each year. In the next fiscal year, for instance, the Feds have set a goal of seeing a 3 percent drop in cons