The Efficacy of Construction Site Safety Inspections

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,...

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Published in:Journal of labor economics 2001-10, Vol.19 (4), p.900-921
Main Authors: Auld, M. Christopher, Emery, J. C. Herbert, Gordon, Daniel V., McClintock, Douglas
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Accidents
Alberta
Canada
Capital investments
Coefficients
Compensation
Construction industries
Construction industry
Datasets
Employees
Employment
Estimates
Fatalities
Fines & penalties
Government standards
Industrial accidents
Industrial relations
Injuries
inspection
Inspections
Manufacturing
Maximum likelihood estimation
Occupational health
Occupational health and safety regulation
Occupational safety
Onsite
Prefabricated buildings
Safety
Safety programs
Safety standards
Statistical analysis
Studies
working conditions
Workplaces
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Alberta
Canada
Capital investments
Coefficients
Compensation
Construction industries
Construction industry
Datasets
Employees
Employment
Estimates
Fatalities
Fines & penalties
Government standards
Industrial accidents
Industrial relations
Injuries
inspection
Inspections
Manufacturing
Maximum likelihood estimation
Occupational health
Occupational health and safety regulation
Occupational safety
Onsite
Prefabricated buildings
Safety
Safety programs
Safety standards
Statistical analysis
Studies
working conditions
Workplaces
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