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In 1994 in the U.S., recycled PET, HDPE, LDPE, and PS had a 16—46% cost advantage (4). This cost advantage largely disappeared by 1996. Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate U.S. plastics prices in mid-1997 are seven percent below those of mid-1995 after being more than ten percent less in 1996... 

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (20) has Hsted 416,000 persons employed as welders, cutters, and welding machine operators, with 90% employed in the fields of manufacturing, services, constmction, and wholesale trades. The same report projects a decline in employment for welders job prospects remain good, however, as the number of qualified workers entering the market is expected to balance workers leaving the field. 

Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, http / /stats.bls.gov/oco /ocos226.htm, Apr. 8,1996. 

Direct labor costs can be estimated usiag the flow sheet, typical labor needs (persons /shift) for each piece of process equipment, and the local labor rate. Company files are the best source for labor needs and rates, although some Hterature data are available (1,2). The hourly cost of labor ia the United States can be estimated from the M.onthly l bor Review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Production supervision costs can usually be taken as a factor, such as 15% of the direct labor cost. 

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the United States hy Industry, 1990, bulletin 2399 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C., Apr. 1992. General Reference... 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the injury frequency rate for all manufacturing companies rose from 11.8 in 1960 to 15.3 in 1970. The National Safety Council estimates that there are around 15,000 job-related deaths each year and another 2,300,000 workers suffer disabling injuries. The total cost associated with these accidents is nearly 9,500,000,000/yr. 14 These figures are conservative,... 

Each of these items is further broken down into subcomponents, which are based mainly on figures supplied by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anyone who feels this index does not best represent his situation can make up his own index by weighing the components and/or subcomponents differently. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor also publishes the average earnings of hourly and salaried employees for many categories. 

Employment and Earnings—States and Areas, 1939-1971, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., updated yearly. 

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03 Edition, http //www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm. 

More information is available on the public health impact of occupational contact dermatitis. Specific national occupational disease and illness data are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which conducts annual surveys of approximately 180,000 employers selected to represent all private industries in the United States.68 All occupational skin diseases or disorders, including allergic contact dermatitis, are tabulated in this survey. BLS data show that occupational skin diseases accounted for a consistent 30 to 45% of all cases of occupational illnesses from the 1970s through the mid-1980s, and in recent years accounted for 15% of all occupational illness.68 The decline in this proportion may be partially related to an increase seen in disorders associated with repeated trauma. 

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information that permits computation of estimated future labor and material costs. You can project costs to the future by fitting a cost index values for several time periods. If the slope b of the index is constant, then the ratio ljly versus t is a semilog plot... 

American Society of Safety Engineers American Society for Testing and Materials U S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bartlo Packaging, Inc. 

Of the 167 reactive incidents, 48 caused a total of 108 fatalities. Since 1980, CSB data show an average of six injury-related incidents per year, resulting in an average of five fatalities per year. Table 2 provides data on 12 incidents with three or more fatalities (see also Figures 4 and 5).25 Appendix F presents a 5-year summary of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on occupational fatalities. 

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) reviewed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data (1996-2000) on occupational fatalities to determine the significance of the reactive incident problem in the context of chemical process safety.68 Table F-l summarizes this information. 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008), about 54 percent of those employed in the chemical industry work in production and in installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. Another 12 percent work in professional and related occupations. Approximately 9 percent work in management, business, and financial occupations and in office and administrative support occupations, and another 9 percent work in transporting and material-moving occupations. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 2008. Career guide to industries, 2008-09 edition. Chemical manufacturing, except pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, www.bls.gov/oco/cg/ cgs008.htim (accessed February 16, 2008). 

The government s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that employment in child daycare services will grow over 300% in the next decade. In 2002, about 750,000 people worked in child daycare services. By 2012, that number is expected to be about 1,050,000—an increase of more than 300,000 jobs. 

The 1993 Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 110 cases of dermatitis attributed to calcium hydroxide (and other calcium oxides) exposure the skin disorders resulted in a median of 9 days away from work, with 27% having more than 20 days away from work. ... 

Source U.S. Dept, of Justice, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, 2002, available online at URL http //www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/cv2.htm. 

There were approximately 361,000 individuals employed in the fire service in the United States in 2006. About 293,000 were line firefighters, whereas the rest were supervisors or other support staff. The majority of these individuals, about nine out of ten according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), are employed by municipal or county fire departments serving communities of 25,000 people or more. Large cities are the largest employers, but many intermediatesized municipalities also employ career firefighters. 

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data annually regarding workplace injuries. The latest data at the time of this writing are from 2006. While these data are quite nonspecific and difficult to relate directly to the epidemiology of ocular chemical injuries, they do provide some insight into the scope of the problem. All of the following data refer to private industry and cases ofnonfatal injuries or illnesses resulting in lost work days. 

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