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 $104,443 cooperative agreement to the Maine Department of Labor under the Compensation and Working Conditions program (CFDA 17.005) to collect, analyze, and publish occupational safety and health statistics. As the nation's primary source of job-related injury and illness data, the recipient will survey nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses and census fatal workplace injuries. It will collect these data in partnership with states and territories to track incidents, high-risk industries and occupations, and geographic trends. Federal, state, and local governments utilize these statistics to target safety improvements and inform workers and employers. Private industry also references the data for analyzing occupational hazards. The award period is October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, with no subawards planned.

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.