Mandatory 1st Unit Non-Response Letter

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics
2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20212

NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE with Public Law 91-596
Dear Employer:
In January of this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) mailed you a 2010 survey package
requiring your company’s participation in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Public Law 91-596 mandates your participation in this survey.
As required by law, the entire report should have been completed and returned within 30 days.
As of the mailing of this letter our records show your data have not been received and are
delinquent. We are reminding you that this is a mandatory survey, which must be completed
whether or not any of your employees sustained work-related injuries or illnesses during the
2010 calendar year.
Reporting does not need to be time consuming. You can submit your survey form in many
ways: online, using a fillable form obtained through e-mail, or requesting and completing the
paper survey form and returning it using standard US mail. Information and state contact phone
numbers regarding these data submission alternatives can be found at
http://www.bls.gov/respondents/iif/. Be certain to include the complete name, address, and
report location for your firm from the front of the form, as well as your name, address, title, and
telephone number on all information you provide to us.
Your report is very important to us. It provides us the information we need to produce reliable
statistics of the number and rate of injuries and illnesses in the various industry categories and
in turn allows establishments to compare their own injury and illness record with the average for
their particular industry. These statistics will impact government policy and allow safety and
health professionals to make informed decisions about workplace safety throughout the United
States.

Sincerely,

John W. Ruser, Ph.D.
Assistant Commissioner
Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions
Bureau of Labor Statistics