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• DOE is Benchmark for DoD: Department of Defense Benchmarks VPP in Visit to Hanford
• Department of Defense Representatives Visit Hanford to Benchmark Safety
• Extreme VPP - Kandahar, Afghanistan
• VPP Expanding Throughout European Union
• Navy Follows DOE Lead in Using VPP to Enhance Safety
• Ireland Work Site Earns VPP Recognition
• U.S. Recordable Injury and Illness Rates and Lost Workday Rates Lowest Since BLS Began Reporting
• Employee Injuries Cost U.S. Businesses $1 Billion Per Week
• Psychologically Healthy Workplace = Good Business
• Smart Companies "Wake up" - Night Shift Workers Make More Mistakes & More Prone to Accidents
• Investment in Safety = Positive Botton-Line Results
• CIGNA Study Uncovers Relationship of Disabilities to Total Benefits Costs; Signals Opportunity to Address Return-to-Work, Chronic Disease, Depression
• Off-the-Job Injuries are on the Rise - and Costly
• Direct Costs of Disabling Workplace Injuries Grow 2.5 percent
• Workers' Compensation Costs Rising Across the Nation

For further information on DOE-VPP, please contact Brad Davy.