{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Workplace accidents in KY at 24-year low &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GTCaVYqW0X\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/workplace-accidents-in-ky-at-24-year-low\/\">Workplace accidents in KY at 24-year low<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/workplace-accidents-in-ky-at-24-year-low\/embed\/#?secret=GTCaVYqW0X\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Workplace accidents in KY at 24-year low&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"GTCaVYqW0X\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the rate of recordable nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for all industries dropped to 3.3 cases per 100 full-time employees in 2017 \u2013 a decrease from the previous rate of 3.4 in 2016 and the rate of 3.7 in 2015.\u00a0 This marks the lowest rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Kentucky since BLS began tracking this data in 1996.\u00a0 Additionally, BLS reported that 70 work-related fatalities occurred in Kentucky in 2017, a decrease from the 92 work-related fatalities reported in 2016. \u201cI am encouraged to see a continued decline in workplace injuries throughout Kentucky during 2017,\u201d said Acting Secretary David A. Dickerson. \u201cBut no rate of injury and, more importantly, no workplace fatality number \u2013 except zero \u2013 will ever be acceptable.\u00a0 It is the goal of this Cabinet and this Administration to do whatever it takes to ensure that both of these numbers continue to fall.\u201d Partnering with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Labor Cabinet has the statutory responsibility to enforce occupational safety and health (OSH) standards in Kentucky.\u00a0 In performing this duty, investigators with the Labor Cabinet\u2019s Division of OSH Compliance inspect workplaces throughout the Commonwealth to identify hazardous, unsafe, or unhealthy environments that may exist and, when necessary, cite or stop employers that permit such conditions to occur.\u00a0 The Labor Cabinet also provides free consultation and training services for employers that wish to identify and address OSH concerns proactively through KYSafe, a program overseen by the Division of OSH Education &amp; Training. \u201cKentucky has a real opportunity to establish itself as the \u2018gold standard\u2019 for safe and healthful workplaces across the country,\u201d said Department of Workplace Standards Commissioner Dwayne Depp.\u00a0 \u201cIt will take a lot of effort to reach that goal, but we have a team of employees who dedicate themselves every single day to answering the paramount question of how to make the Commonwealth safer, healthier, and more productive for the 1.9 million people who work here.\u00a0 I am proud of what we have accomplished since I came on board six months ago, and I look forward to implementing further initiatives to make our program, and the services we provide, even better.\u201d \u201cImproving the OSH program is my number one policy priority,\u201d added Secretary Dickerson.\u00a0 \u201cThe recently published injury and illness rates by BLS provide us with good news, but we can do better. \u00a0In the coming months, the public should expect to see additional reforms within the Labor Cabinet for this purpose.\u00a0 Whether it be reducing response times, embracing new technologies, re-thinking priorities, or incentivizing employee performance, everything is on the table.\u201d"}