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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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BLS; DOL; NIOSH; CDC; OSHA

 

Fatal Occupational Injuries and Workers’ Memorial Day [28 April 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/worker_memorial.htm

 

 

In 2010, a total of 4,690 workers died from injuries they suffered at work. That works out to one U.S. worker dying every 2 hours from a work-related injury.

 

DOL

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis observes Workers' Memorial Day at Action

Summit for Worker Safety and Health, announces fall prevention campaign

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=22260

 

 

NIOSH eNews FLASH

Statement by John Howard, M.D.,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),

For Workers Memorial Day 2012

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/enews/flash/enewsFLASH18.html

 

 

CDC

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Workers Memorial Day — April 28, 2012

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6116a1.htm?s_cid=mm6116a1_x

 

 

 

OSHA

Radio actuality in honor of Workers' Memorial Day available from

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Michaels

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=22254

 

 

 

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