City of St. Augustine Workers Compensation Ratings Reflect Lack of Safety Culture?

City of St. Augustine Workers Compensation Ratings Reflect Lack of Safety Culture?
Any rating over 1.00 is too high and costs us extra money in workers' compensation premiums. All our ratings for the last six years have been over 1.00:
October 1, 2013: 1.12
October 1, 2012: 1.45
October 1, 2011: 1.45
October 1, 2010: 1.39
October 1, 2009: 1.02
October 1, 2008: 1.08
The City of St. Augustine is paying waaay too much for workers compensation insurance -- any EMR rating over 1.00 is too high, and results in higher insurance premiums. So is the City of St. Augustine Beach.
Both Cities needs to give awards to employees raising safety concerns, as St. Johns County does.
Both Cities needs a safety culture, which it sorely lacks.
Unfortunately, under Governor JOHN EDWARD BUSH a/k/a "JEB BUSH," Florida abolished worker rights protection for all state, county, city, town and special tax district employees. Federal OSHA has no jurisdiction. The state program was abolished, at the behest of the Chamber of Commerce and other pressure groups. Disgusting display.
It left government employees without any right to safe and healthy workplaces.
That causes injuries.
That costs lives.
That costs money.
The City of St. Augustine needs to adopt OSHA standards -- and OSHA Act Section 11c, protecting worker rights to raise safety concerns.
Prevent injuries. Save lives. Save money.
Is that too much to ask? a