Letters to the Editor

Injury and Illness Stats Misleading?

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

How can an accurate account be tallied when OSHA exempts certain high-risk industries, or any industry, from keeping logs of work-related injuries and illnesses? ["California Injuries and Illnesses Down Across the Board in 2004," News, Nov. 25, 2005, p. 8569.] I am referring to the theater industry, for one.Combine the lack of accountability on workplace injuries and illnesses with the "informal partnership" between OSHA and the employer, OSHA-approved safety consultants paid by the em

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