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Random government safety inspections help protect workers from on-the-job injuries in Kentucky and elsewhere, new research reveals.
Inspections also save employers billions of dollars through reduced worker’s compensation costs.
These are two of the findings from the study, “Randomized Government Safety Inspections Reduce Worker Injuries with no Detectable Job Loss,” conducted by professors from Harvard Business School and the University of California and published in Science magazine.
“The fact is OSHA inspections save lives and jobs at the same time,” said Dr. David Michaels, head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in a blog post. “This is not a surprise to me. I regularly hear from employers, both large and small, that they value OSHA inspections and treat the inspector as an additional, expert set of eyes.”
Researchers found that workplace injury claims dropped 9.4 percent at randomly chosen businesses in the four years following OSHA inspections in California. The employers at those businesses saved an average of 26 percent – of $355,000 – on worker’s compensation costs, when compared with similar businesses that were not inspected.
The study debunks the idea that random safety inspections are bad for employers because they drive up costs, increase regulations and force companies to shut doors.
The researchers found that OSHA inspections nationwide could be saving employers up to $6 billion each year. And this doesn’t count the costs of lost production when workers are injured on the job or incur unexpected expenses.
“The findings should finally put an end to the criticisms that OSHA inspections make running a business more expensive without adding value,” said Dr. Michaels in his post. “The results are in: OSHA saves lives and jobs.”
Workers who are injured on the job – and the families of those who are killed – may have a Kentucky worker’s compensation claim. A qualified worker’s compensation lawyer can provide important legal advice.
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Since opening his own law office in 1997, Frank Jenkins has dedicated his practice to helping disabled workers and individuals obtain the Workers' Compensation benefits to which they are entitled.
Jason attended the University of Kentucky as an undergraduate majoring in English, with a focus on creative writing. Having fallen in love with the town of Lexington, there was only one choice for him – attending the University of Kentucky College of Law.
I am a recent graduate of University of Kentucky College of Law. During law school I interned with a Family Court Judge, and also did an internship with The Children’s Law Center here in Lexington, KY. After taking the bar exam, I began work with Frank Jenkins Law Office as a Law Clerk.
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