Foley, M (2012) The impact of regulatory enforcement and consultation visits on workers' compensation claims incidence rates and costs, 1999–2008. Study arm: Fixed sites with consultation
Country	US
Aim	Examine changes in workers compensation claim rates (CIRs) and costs for Washington employers having either an inspection, with or without citation, or a voluntary consultation activity.
Target population	Occupation: mixed, all
	Industry: All or mixed industries
	Setting: 888 All or mixed setting
	Firm size: Mixed firm size
Study design	CBA with comparison conditions: TAU (Treatment as usual)
	Unit of analysis: Group/organizational level
	Sample size: 86,314 different businesses observed over 10 year period, all are not included in every year. 4 years of followup for each account allowed
Type of intervention	2.2.3 Soft regulation
Evaluation design	Duration of intervention: Ongoing process of inspections; on individual level short term inspections and reports
	Duration of follow‐up: 4 = Long‐term (>36 months)
	Type of outcome measure: Injury
Study quality	High quality