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President George W. Bush has extended for three years the federal government's initiative to reduce occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities within its ranks.
Originally launched in 2004 and scheduled to run for three years, the U.S. Department of Labor's Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment (SHARE) initiative has helped the Federal government make great strides in reducing injury and illness case and lost production day rates, and substantially improve timely filing of injury and illness notices.
Goals and performance targets have been set by each agency through collaboration with the Department of Labor. The Department of Labor is measuring and tracking the performance of each agency. The Department of Labor is also working with Federal Agencies to improve safety and health at high injury rate sites, to improve the timeliness of reporting claims through electronic and other means and to guide agencies in providing suitable work.
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