Thursday, March 27, 2008
Tweet[IWS] BLS: Methods Underlying New Workplace Injury and Illness Rates by Demographic Group [26 March 2008]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Compensation and Working Conditions Online
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
Methods Underlying New Workplace Injury and Illness Rates by Demographic Group [26 March 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20080320ar01p1.htm
by Brooks Pierce
Abstract:
Beginning with the 2006 survey year, BLS began publishing new estimates of injury and illness rates for days-away-from-work cases by certain demographic characteristics. This article describes the methodology used to produce these new data and provides some illustrative examples of how to use the statistics.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Compensation and Working Conditions Online
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
Methods Underlying New Workplace Injury and Illness Rates by Demographic Group [26 March 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20080320ar01p1.htm
by Brooks Pierce
Abstract:
Beginning with the 2006 survey year, BLS began publishing new estimates of injury and illness rates for days-away-from-work cases by certain demographic characteristics. This article describes the methodology used to produce these new data and provides some illustrative examples of how to use the statistics.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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