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 Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded a $173,550.72 cooperative agreement to the Arkansas Department of Labor under the Compensation and Working Conditions program (CFDA 17.005) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The award will support the collection, analysis, and publication of statistical data on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities as required under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Specifically, the recipient will collect data in partnership with states and territories to support the Survey of Non-Fatal Injuries and Illnesses and the Fatal Injury Census, which serve as the nation's primary sources of public health statistics on job-related injuries and illnesses. The resulting data and analyses will be disseminated to federal and state governments as well as the general public to track workplace safety trends and inform safety efforts across industries, geographies, and occupations.

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.