Business Case for Safety - $

• DOE is Benchmark for DoD: Department of Defense Benchmarks VPP in Visit to Hanford



• Department of Defense Representatives Visit Hanford to Benchmark Safety



• Extreme VPP - Kandahar, Afghanistan



• VPP Expanding Throughout European Union



• Navy Follows DOE Lead in Using VPP to Enhance Safety



• Ireland Work Site Earns VPP Recognition



• U.S. Recordable Injury and Illness Rates and Lost Workday Rates Lowest Since BLS Began Reporting



• Employee Injuries Cost U.S. Businesses $1 Billion Per Week



• Psychologically Healthy Workplace = Good Business



• Smart Companies “Wake up” - Night Shift Workers Make More Mistakes & More Prone to Accidents



• Investment in Safety = Positive Botton-Line Results



• CIGNA Study Uncovers Relationship of Disabilities to Total Benefits Costs; Signals Opportunity to Address Return-to-Work, Chronic Disease, Depression



• Off-the-Job Injuries are on the Rise - and Costly



• Direct Costs of Disabling Workplace Injuries Grow 2.5 percent



• Workers' Compensation Costs Rising Across the Nation