OSHA data indicates injuries to metalcasters are declining.The metalcasting industry recorded a decrease in recordable injury and illness cases in 2005 after experiencing a rise in 2004, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the results of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate (OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. ) study. The administration indicated that metalcasting facilities reported 13.5 injuries or illnesses for every 100 full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full employees. The number is down from 14 in 2004--a 3.6% improvement--but remains higher than in 2003, when there were 13.1 incidents recorded per 100 workers. |
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