The purpose of the grant is to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities according to the occupational safety and health act of 1970

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) awarded a $107,448.80 cooperative agreement to the Pennsylvania Department of Health to collect, analyze, and publish occupational safety and health statistics under the Compensation and Working Conditions program (CFDA 17.005). Through this one-year award beginning October 1, 2022, the awardee will partner with BLS to survey non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses and collect data on fatal workplace incidents. This data will be analyzed and published to serve as the nation's primary source of public health statistics on job-related injuries and illnesses. Federal, state, and local governments; private industry; and the general public will utilize these statistics to track incidents, focus safety efforts, and inform workers about occupational hazards. As a 50/50 cost-sharing partnership, the award supports BLS's mission of ensuring and improving worker safety through comprehensive occupational safety and health metrics.

The survey of non-fatal injuries and illnesses and the fatal injury census serve as the nation's primary source of public health statistics for job-related injuries and illnesses. Activities performed BLS collects data in a 50/50 cost-sharing partnership with states and territories. Deliverables federal and state governments, and the general public use data to track workplace injuries and illnesses by incident, industry, geography, occupation, and other characteristics. Intended beneficiary federal, state, and local governments use occupational safety and health statistics to ensure and improve the safety of workers. Oshs assists employers and policymakers in focusing their occupational safety and health efforts, and allows workers to be better informed about workplace hazards by providing relevant data on injuries, illnesses, and fatalities that affect america's workers. Private industry also use these products for analysis of occupational safety and health statistics. Subrecipient activities the recipients do not intend to subaward funds.