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. 2022 Jun 1;18(2):e1234. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1234
Levine, DI (2012) Randomized government safety inspections reduce worker injuries with no detectable job loss.
Country US
Aim Analyze a natural field experiment to examine how workplace safety inspections affected injury rates and other outcomes.
Target population Occupation: Mixed
Industry: All or mixed industries
Setting: 888 All or mixed setting
Firm size: Unclear/not reported
Study design CBA with comparison conditions:
Unit of analysis: Group/organizational level
Sample size: 409 matched pairs; only sites with at least 10 employees, single business site, no prior inspection in last 2 years. Matched on industry, size, geographic region of the state.
Type of intervention 2.2.7 Enforcement of laws and regulations
Evaluation design Duration of intervention: One short‐term inspection visit (estimated to be 1 day, which is the expected time needed for an inspection visit and follow‐up in case of orders or penalties)
Duration of follow‐up: 2 = Short‐term (≤12 months)
Type of outcome measure: Injury
Study quality High quality