Statistics
NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook
2004
The Worker Health Chartbook, 2004 is
a descriptive epidemiologic reference on occupational morbidity and mortality
in the United States. A resource for agencies, organizations, employers,
researchers, workers, and others who need to know about occupational injuries
and illnesses, the Chartbook includes more than 400 figures and
tables describing the magnitude, distribution, and trends of the Nation’s
occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/chartbook/
NIOSH Surveillance Topic
Page
Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis,
and interpretation of health data for purposes of improving health and
safety. Key to public health surveillance is the dissemination and use
of data to improve health. Occupational health surveillance can be viewed
as the tracking of occupational injuries, illnesses, hazards, and exposures.
Occupational surveillance data are used to guide efforts to improve worker
safety and health, and to monitor trends and progress over time.
NIOSH Surveillance Topic Page: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/surveillance/
Data and Statistics in Mining
The Surveillance, Statistics, and Research Support
activities at NIOSH's Pittsburgh and Spokane Research Laboratories are
involved in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of safety and
health data related to mining occupations in order to report on the overall
incidence, prevalence, and significance of mining occupational safety
and health problems.
Data and Statistics in Mining Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/data.html
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is
the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad
field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national
statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates
essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other
Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The
BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.
BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including
relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting
today’s rapidly
changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical
quality, and impartiality in both subject matter and presentation.
BLS Web site: http://www.bls.gov
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