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No Evidence That Regulations Reduce Jobsite Accidents
November 1, 2007
Researchers for the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health found that specific regulations on construction jobsites did not show either an initial or a sustained effect on reducing fatal or nonfatal injuries. However, it did discover that safety campaigns and drug-free workplace programs both had sustained effects.