Based on the preliminary numbers, BLS says the rate of fatal injury in 2007 was 3.7 fatal work injuries per 100,000 workers, down from the final rate of 4.0 per 100,000 workers in 2006, and the lowest annual fatality rate ever reported by the fatality census. Although workplace fatalities in general are down, BLS says that fatalities by certain incidents are up—workplace homicides involving police officers and supervisors of retail sales workers both saw substantial increases in 2007, and the number of fatal falls last year rose to a series high of 835--a 39 percent increase since 1992 when BLS initiated tracking work fatalities.
Overall, 90 percent of the fatal work injuries involved workers in private industry, and the construction industry continues to record the most fatalities of any industry in the private sector, BLS says.

In November 2007, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued its 
Workers in the health care industry—including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, nursing personnel, physicians, operating room personnel, shipping and receiving personnel, waste handlers, maintenance and laundry workers, and workers in veterinary practices—who are exposed to hazardous drugs should be routinely monitored as part of a medical surveillance program, the Centers for Disease Control recommends. Workers may be exposed when they generate dust, clean up spills, or touch contaminated surfaces, the CDC says, and that the most likely ways are via inhalation or skin contact and absorption. Medical risks of exposure include skin rashes, cancer and reproductive disorders. At a minimum, the medical surveillance program should include reproductive and general health questionnaires, periodic laboratory testing, and physical exams and follow up,
Laptops, BlackBerries, and other wireless devices intended to connect employees to the office outside of normal working hours can present potential legal dangers for employers under the provisions of the federal and state overtime laws,