Small businesses are where the action is. They are hotbeds for innovation, enthusiasm, and job creation. We loved meeting the entrepreneurs who participated with us and OSHA in the Hear and Now Noise Safety Challenge. Innovators like these are willing to take risks to pursue their great ideas. Small Business Week is all about celebrating hard work and the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s about embracing the risk of undertaking a daring new venture. Unfortunately, another risk awaits the smallest businesses. The data show that small enterprises are more likely to experience workplace injuries and illnesses than their larger counterparts. [1,2,3] This
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