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According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, 2017), the incidence rate, or number of injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers, in the management, scientific and technical consulting industry in the U S was 0 5 in 2018, substantially lower than in higher-risk industries such as construction (2 9), manufacturing (3 1), and healthcare and social assistance (3 7) National Safety Council (NSC, 2017) estimates that the average cost of disabling at-home injuries is $9,100, while disabling workplace injuries average $35,000 excluding employer costs Talking about safety and health is important, even in industries such as consulting and workplaces such as modern office buildings and home offices, where employees may not pay much mind to the hazards around them, and it is best approached as an integral part of the overall operation of a business, rather than as an occasional priority (Busick, 2019) In the past year alone, we had a fire protection engineer deliver a safety moment on space heater safety, an asbestos inspector lead a discussion on asbestos and lead-based paint for home buyers, and a retired Air Force bioenvironmental engineer give a talk on heat stress
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