NAS Panel Weighs Factors For Improving Reporting Of Worker Injuries

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel preparing advice on how OSHA should bolster recordkeeping and reporting requirements for employee illnesses and injuries is wrestling with what factors to include in any broader program, including expanded considerations of the cost of injuries and illnesses, worker demographics and work conditions, such as harmful exposures. OSHA, together with NIOSH and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is sponsoring the NAS panel that is seeking to develop goals for smarter and more cost-effective workplace...