President Obama signed an order last week for federal workplaces to improve employee safety within the next four years.  By 2014, he hopes that all government agencies will have reduced the number of injuries and illnesses to employees, reduced the time spent to review a claim, and sped up injured employees' returns to the workplace.

"Many of these work-related injuries and illnesses are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do even more to improve workplace safety and health, reduce the financial burden of injury on taxpayers, and relieve unnecessary suffering by workers and their families," stated Obama.

Agencies will be responsible for any costs related to improving safety in the workplace.

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