Data Collection Email

Dear Employer,
Welcome to the 2023 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). We notified you in December
2022 that your establishment was chosen to participate in this survey.
Please follow the instructions below and complete this survey within 30 days.
1. Locate the emails with information you need to complete this survey.
a. In addition to this email and its password-protected PDF attachment, you should have
received a second email. The second email includes the password needed to open the PDF
attached to this email that has establishment information needed to complete the SOII.
If you cannot find the second email, please check your spam and junk folders. If you still can’t
locate the email, please email the SOII Helpdesk at osh.helpdesk@bls.gov.
b. Once you have located the second email and found your password, open the PDF and it will
prompt you for this password. Copy and paste the password into the pop-up box.
If you open the PDF and it is blank, please email the SOII Helpdesk at osh.helpdesk@bls.gov.
2. Register your account to complete the survey online.
Note: Previously registered accounts for the SOII have been reset and you must register this year using
the credentials located in the attached PDF.
a. Select a User ID from the attached PDF.
b. Go to https://idcf.bls.gov and use the User ID that you selected and its corresponding temporary
password to login. Follow the on-screen instructions to register your account.
c. If your attached PDF lists more than one establishment, click on the “Add establishment” button
and enter the “Establishment ID” located in far-right column of the PDF.
Note: You, or others in your company, may receive additional notifications instructing you to report for
the other establishments. Once registered, accounts are tied to the email address used to register the
account. Please register only one email address and use the "Add Establishment" button to link the
other establishments to that account. Only one email address can be used to register your
establishment(s). Please only register establishments for which you are responsible for reporting; once
an establishment is registered, it cannot be registered to another email address.
3. Contact us if you need help.
a. For help registering your account, adding establishments, or accessing the credentials we
emailed you, please email the SOII Helpdesk at osh.helpdesk@bls.gov.
b. For help completing the SOII please call your state office at the phone number located at
https://www.bls.gov/respondents/iif/contact.htm.
While your participation is voluntary, it is important in providing information that will help protect
workers. Your participation in this survey is essential for understanding the nature and frequency of
work-related injuries and illnesses in your industry.

More information about this survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/respondents/iif and in our
Frequently Asked Questions https://www.bls.gov/respondents/iif/faqs.htm

Thank you,
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
This survey, which is conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in cooperation with state agencies and is approved under OMB
No. 1220-0045.
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