Have you ever wanted to compare your company’s safety record to the rest of the textile services industry by using data provided to you by the federal government? If so, you probably already know that it’s impossible to do so at this time. That’s because the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) currently doesn’t separate out data reported by dry-cleaning and coin-operated laundry facilities from data reported by linen supply and industrial laundry facilities when conducting its annual survey of occupational injuries and illnesses. Therefore, the BLS’ annual survey produces injury and illness data that lumps dry cleaners, coin-op laundries and ...