Commentary: National Safety Council: Workplace Death Rates Have Fallen 17% Since 1992

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The next time someone asks me why I spend so much time at the office I'm going to have a really good answer: It's safer there.

According to the National Safety Council, workplace death rates have fallen 17 percent since 1992, while fatalities occurring off the job are up 14 percent. (Considering some of the neighborhoods I've lived in during my not-so-illustrious journalism career, I really should have known this without having to read a fax.)

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Commentary: National Safety Council: Workplace Death Rates Have Fallen 17% Since 1992

In 2004, twice as many workers (6.8 million) were seriously injured away from work than while at work. And 90 percent of t...

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