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"Before they join the U.S. workforce for the first time, or start a new job, all workers will have the basic skills they need to contribute to a safe, healthy, and productive workplace." That's the mission of a new government effort to provide workers with the tools needed to remain safe on the job.

New York businesses will save up to $800 million through the governor's workers' comp reform plan, he said.

The year 2012 saw the lowest fatality and injury rates in the history of U.S. mining, according to preliminary data.

The Workers' Compensation Commission approved amending the fee schedule for ambulatory surgery centers to support a cost for certain surgically implanted devices.

The Workers' Compensation Board proposed amendments to regulations dealing with standards and procedures for billing and fees for medical treatment and services.

An overall reduction in drug utilization of 2.8 percent resulted from a decrease in the number of prescriptions per claim and days' supply per prescription, reports a pharmacy benefit manager.

The national system for tracking workplace injuries and illnesses may be woefully inadequate, suggests a new blog post.

It's now up to Tennessee's governor to decide whether to remove his state from the short list of those with court-based dispute resolution systems for workers' comp claims.

A largely nonspecific category of workers' comp claims account for one out of every 13 injuries but one out of every 10 dollars paid in the California workers' comp system, researchers say. They are the claims in the category of "other injuries, poisonings and toxic effects."

The Bureau of Workers' Compensation proposed amendments to the self-insured rules.

A Florida appeals court has agreed to rehear a controversial case involving the time limit of temporary total disability benefits. Workers' comp insurers are hoping the court will alter its decision that could cost the state's workers' comp system upwards of $65 million, according to NCCI.

Preventing the approximately 43 deaths and 585 injuries and illnesses each year from exposure to hazardous chemicals is the goal of the new Hazard Communication Standard.

Legislation that would largely block out-of-state professional athletes from seeking workers' comp benefits in California is gaining ground on both sides.

Construction workers who cut fiber cement siding with circular saws may be at risk for serious lung disease. Government scientists are hoping to recruit voluntary participants for a study on possible solutions.

The Workers' Compensation Division proposed amendments to rules regarding the common claims fund balance for self-insured employer groups.