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With 2.5 million injury and illness cases reported in private industry in 2024, knowing how to navigate the aftermath of workplace injuries is essential.

The new OSHA Cares initiative is largely irrelevant, and likely won’t have many takers. 

The new cooperative initiative is designed to help employers develop and implement effective safety and health programs.

More than half of the 1,000 employees surveyed (57%) believe their employers place more importance on profits than safety. 

Businesses employing up to 25 employees will receive a penalty reduction of 70%.

This new rule from OSHA paired with dangerously high summer temperatures mean that heat safety will continue to weigh heavily for some time to come.

Though convinced that we have made strides with equipment and safer processes, I am equally convinced that we are stuck on a hamster wheel.

The highest rate of injury is seen with workers between the ages of 18-24, who are experiencing emergency-room injuries at a rate of 2.3 injuries per 100 full-time equivalents — a factor that may be driving the youngest working generation away from these positions.

While substance abuse poses a significant risk to society at large, for businesses it can have negative impacts on employees, managers, and even customers. Among the 75% of businesses impacted, fewer than 17% feel prepared to handle them.