Addressing Worker Safety and Health Through the Lens of Strategic Enforcement-Part 2.

Ensuring the safety and health of workers in this country, who are employed at millions of workplaces presenting a dizzying array of hazards, is beyond daunting. And yet, it is exceptionally important, because the lives and well-being of countless workers, and their families, hang in the balance. Every day, workers are maimed or die of their workplace injuries or occupational illnesses.

Addressing Worker Safety and Health Through the Lens of Strategic Enforcement-Part One.

Ensuring the safety and health of workers in this country, who are employed at millions of workplaces that present a dizzying array of hazards, is daunting. Every day, workers are maimed or die from workplace injuries or occupational illnesses. Hence, government agencies must use all available means to ensure the laws intended to keep workers safe and healthy in their workplaces are maximally effective in accomplishing that purpose.