The efficacy of construction site safety inspections

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Auld, MC; Emery, JCH; Gordon, DV; McClintock, D
• 署名单位: University of Calgary
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/322826
• 发表日期: 2001
• 页码: 900-921
• 关键词: occupational-safety; health regulation; IMPACT; osha; RISK

摘要

In this article, we measure the impact of on-site safety inspections on the frequency of work-related injury and death in the Alberta construction sector, 1987-92. The data are disaggregated by subindustry allowing different risk levels to be associated with different work activities. In our sample, there is a dramatic decrease in inspection activity which alows us to assess the necessity for continuing with current levels of inspection effort. We find that on-site safety inspections have no effect on the risk of accident and injury but do have a positive effect in reducing the number of work-related fatalities.