BLS renews workplace injury survey—comment now!
Published Date: 4/18/2025
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Summary
The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics wants your thoughts on continuing their Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. This survey helps track workplace safety and aims to keep paperwork easy and clear for businesses. If you have ideas or concerns, send them in by June 17, 2025—no extra costs, just your voice to help make work safer!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory employer survey and paperwork burden
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (OMB No. 1220-0045) is a mandatory survey for private industry, farms, nonprofits, and state and local governments. BLS estimates 228,700 annual responses and a total annual burden of 203,647 hours (recording burden: 77,700 responses at 69.907 minutes each = 90,530 hours; reporting burden: 228,700 responses at 29.677 minutes each = 113,117 hours).
Possible extra contacts to increase response rates
BLS is conducting a one-year test of adding an extra respondent contact to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses to try to improve response rates. If the test results are positive, BLS says it will expand respondent contact in subsequent collections, which could mean additional time requirements for respondents.
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