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Are OSHA Health Inspections Effective? A Longitudinal Study in the Manufacturing Sector 

Gray, W., & Jones, C. (1991). Are OSHA health inspections effective? A longitudinal study in the manufacturing sector. Review of Economics & Statistics, 73(3), 504.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Inspections Safety

171

Assessing OSHA performance: New evidence from the construction industry

Weil, D. (2001). Assessing OSHA performance: evidence from the construction industry. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 20(4), 651-74.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Inspections Safety

2448
Comparative effectiveness of training alternatives for the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard regulation among immigrant Latino farmworkers
Grzywacz, J. G., Gonzales-Backen, M., Liebman, A., Trejo, M., Ordaz Gudino, C., Trejo, M., Economos, J., Xiuhtecutli, N., & Tovar-Aguilar, J. A. (2022). Comparative effectiveness of training alternatives for the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard regulation among immigrant Latino farmworkers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64(2), 140-145.

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

142

Long-term ethylene oxide exposure trends in U.S. hospitals: relationship with OSHA regulatory and enforcement actions

LaMontagne, A., Oakes, J., & Turley, R. (2004). Long-term ethylene oxide exposure trends in U.S. hospitals: Relationship with OSHA regulatory and enforcement actions. American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1614-1619.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other health and safety Safety

170

Longitudinal patterns of compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration health and safety regulations in the manufacturing sector

Gray, W., & Jones, C. (1991). Longitudinal patterns of compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration health and safety regulations in the manufacturing sector. Journal of Human Resources, 26(4), 623-653.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Inspections Safety

447

Preventing youth violence and dropout: A randomized field experiment (No. w19014)

Heller, S., Pollack, H. A., Ander, R., & Ludwig, J. (2013). Preventing youth violence and dropout: A randomized field experiment (No. w19014). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other training and education Safety Youth programs Behavioral Interventions

2451
Small + Safe + Well: Lessons learned from a Total Worker Health® randomized intervention to promote organizational change in small business
Schwatka, N. V., Dally, M., Shore, E., Tenney, L., Brown, C. E., Scott, J. G., Dexter, L., & Newman, L. S. (2022). Small + Safe + Well: Lessons learned from a Total Worker Health® randomized intervention to promote organizational change in small business. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1039. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13435-y

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Health Safety

183

The effect of OSHA lead exposure in construction standard on blood lead levels among iron workers employed in bridge rehabilitation

Levin, S., Goldberg, M., & Doucette, J. (1997). The effect of the OSHA lead exposure in construction standard on blood lead levels among iron workers employed in bridge rehabilitation. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 31(3), 303–309.

  • Topic Area: OSHA Enforcement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Safety Workplace injury

2050
The use of proactive risk management to reduce emergency service vehicle crashes among firefighters
Bui, D.P., Griffin, S.C., French, D.D., Hu, C., Pollack Porter, K., Jung, A.M., Crothers, S., & Burgess, J.L. (2019). The use of proactive risk management to reduce emergency service vehicle crashes among firefighters. Journal of safety research, 71, 103-109. [Site A]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety

2051
The use of proactive risk management to reduce emergency service vehicle crashes among firefighters
Bui, D.P., Griffin, S.C., French, D.D., Hu, C., Pollack Porter, K., Jung, A.M., Crothers, S., & Burgess, J.L. (2019). The use of proactive risk management to reduce emergency service vehicle crashes among firefighters. Journal of safety research, 71, 103-109. [Site B]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Compensation and Workplace Conditions Health and Safety Safety