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BLS
9 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "BLS" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
Who Dies in Confined Spaces: 1,030 Deaths, and Why So Many Are Rescuers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,030 confined-space worker deaths from 2011 to 2018, and NIOSH's landmark finding is that more than 60% of confined-space fatalities are would-be rescuers. This study lays out the data — the causes, the gases, the rescuer multiplier — and the OSHA Subpart AA rules written to stop each one.
The $181 Billion Question: What a Workplace Injury Really Costs
US work injuries cost $181.4 billion in 2024 by the fullest count — but 'the cost' is really three different numbers that differ by threefold, and most companies budget against the smallest one. A data analysis of what an injury actually costs, and why the number you choose decides how much safety you can afford.
The Hidden Toll: The Work Deaths No Census Counts
A data analysis of the largest gap in US workplace-safety statistics — 5,070 workers were counted as killed on the job in 2024, but an estimated 135,000 die each year from occupational diseases the official fatality census is not built to count.
The 63-Day Standard: Why the #1 Workplace Injury Has No OSHA Rule
A data analysis of the ergonomics gap — musculoskeletal disorders are about a third of every serious workplace injury and the single most expensive, yet OSHA has no ergonomics standard. The one it issued in 2000 was in force for 63 days before Congress erased it.
The Data Behind America's First Workplace Heat Standard
A data analysis of the case for a federal heat rule — the recorded death and illness toll, why the real numbers are almost certainly higher, and what OSHA's proposed 80°F and 90°F heat-index triggers would actually require of 36 million workers' employers.
What 5,070 Workplace Deaths in 2024 Reveal: A CFOI Data Analysis
An original analysis of the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2024 — 5,070 deaths, a 10-year trend line, the six ways workers die, and the uncomfortable finding that the hazard killing the most workers is the one OSHA regulates least directly.
The Injury Pyramid: What 2.5 Million Workplace Injuries in 2024 Reveal
An original analysis of the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for 2024 — 2.5 million recordable cases, a record-low rate, and the injury pyramid that sits beneath every workplace death: about 493 recorded injuries for each one.
Who Dies at Work: The Demographics Behind 5,070 Deaths
A data analysis of who the 5,070 workers killed in 2024 actually were — and the uncomfortable finding that fatal risk is not shared evenly. Workers 65 and older die at nearly three times the average rate, and Hispanic or Latino workers well above it.
Workplace Violence: The Fatal Hazard OSHA Still Doesn't Regulate
Workplace homicides rose to 470 in 2024 — and it is the one major fatal hazard for which OSHA has no standard at all. A data analysis of the regulatory gap, the unequal burden, and what employers must do anyway.