FECA Program Effectiveness Study - March 2004  -

VA statistics related to occupational safety and health are available in two forms:

1. Actual case data submitted to the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) through the WC/OSH Management Information System system      
2. General reports prepared by the Office of Occupational Safety and Health (00S1).

Learn How Soon Workers' Compensation Claims are Submitted to DOL:

• DOL's data on the timeliness of submission of OWCP Claims Within VA

Goal for All Federal Agencies:

• President Clinton aims to reduce federal employee injuries (Article from GOVEXEC, July 7, 1999)

OWCP Injury/Illness Claims Rates for All Federal Agencies are posted on the OSHA Web site.  Scroll down the page to see "DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS."

• FY1997      
• FY1998      
• WC/Safety Tracker

FY 1994 Compliance with OSH Standards DASHO Letter 00S-95-1, dated February 8, 1995

New OWCP Regulations 

• The official name is "Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act; Compensation for Disability and Death of Noncitizen Federal Employees Outside the United States;" Final Rule [11/25/98] These new regs were effective 1/4/99