Economics
Inside the black box: How do OSHA inspections lead to reductions in workplace injuries?
Document Type
Article
Abstract
We examine different models of employers' responses to OSHA inspections. The "detection/correction" model assumes that responses are limited to correcting the violations that inspectors cite. The "behavioral shock" model assumes that firms respond by paying more attention to safety issues, even those unrelated to OSHA standards. We test whether some injury types are more affected by inspections than others, or by citations of particular OSHA standards. We conclude that, although citing particular standards can reduce injury types specifically related to those hazards, inspections also affect a wider range of injuries, suggesting a broader impact on managerial attention to safety. © 2005 UB Foundation Activities Inc., for and on behalf of the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Publication Title
Law and Policy
Publication Date
4-2005
Volume
27
Issue
2
First Page
219
Last Page
237
ISSN
0265-8240
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9930.2005.00198.x
Keywords
OSHA, occupational accident, safety inspections
Repository Citation
Mendeloff, John and Gray, Wayne B., "Inside the black box: How do OSHA inspections lead to reductions in workplace injuries?" (2005). Economics. 127.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_economics/127
