At GetFit.SAMHSA.Gov, we can provide you and your organization with valuable information that can help lower the number of workplace injuries and illnesses to create a healthier, more productive work environment. You also can find helpful facts and information about current workplace health issues such as ergonomics, safety, and fitness.

Private sector employers spend about $60 billion annually on workers' compensation costs associated with injuries and illnesses experienced by their employees.


At home, in the office, on the railroad, on an airplane, or even underground—wherever we may work—all of us should be aware of safety measures that we can take to avoid work-related injuries and illnesses.

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• Over the past 30 years, workplace injuries and illnesses have declined by 40 percent.
• Workplace injury and illness rates hit a new low in 2000—6.1 per 100 workers.
• Six million workers suffer non-fatal workplace injuries at an annual cost to U.S. businesses of more than $125 billion.

Source: U.S Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Additional Information:

• Visit SAMHSA's Workplace Resource Center [http://workplace.samhsa.gov] for centralized access to information about drug-free workplaces and related topics.
• Visit the NIOSH Workplace Solution's [www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions] home page, which offers easy-to-understand, easy-to-access, and easy-to-use recommendations that turn the results of NIOSH research into occupational safety and health practices.
• Check out OSHA's latest e-tools [www.osha.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/index.html] in English and Spanish that are standalone, interactive, Web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics.