Bush extends workplace safety initiative through 2009.

The article reports that President George W. Bush has issued a three-year extension on the Safety, Health and Return-to-Employment (SHARE) initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). According to the article, the SHARE initiative sets goals for federal agencies to reduce the number of workplace illnesses and injuries. DOL expects a 16.7 percent decrease in the rate of illness and injury from the 2003 baseline.