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 awarded a $105,343.68 cooperative agreement to the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism's Strategic Marketing & Support Division to collect, analyze, and publish occupational safety and health statistics under the Compensation and Working Conditions program (CFDA 17.005). As the nation's primary source of job-related injury and illness data, the award will support the collection of injury and illness survey data in a 50/50 cost-sharing partnership with states and territories. The published statistics on workplace incidents, industries, occupations, and geographies will be used by federal, state, and local governments as well as private industry and the general public to track occupational safety and health trends, focus safety efforts, and inform workers and employers. No subawards are planned under this cooperative agreement expiring September 30, 2023.

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.