Study: Safety Inspections Reduce Injuries but not Profits

An analysis of inspections by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health found that workplace inspections reduce on-the-job injuries without cutting into profits.The study, “Randomized Government Safety Inspections Reduce Worker Injuries with No Detectable Job Loss,” compared injury rates at 409 work sites that were targeted for a random inspection with 409 sites that were eligible for an inspection, but where an inspection was not performed. The study was published in the May 18 issue of Science.The study reported a 9.4% reduction in injury claims and a 26% savings ...