A TRSA analysis of new safety statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) lists the linen and uniform supply business among the top 20% of U.S. industries in terms of total recordable incidents (TRIR) and the top 10% in terms of days away from work, restriction or transfer (DART). The BLS release marks the first time in recent years that the agency has published statistics specific to our industry, which TRSA requested so we can track future improvements.
 
BLS characterizes industries using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). This categorization scheme describes businesses generally ...