Oct. 19, 2007 ― No Evidence That Regulations On Jobsite Reduce Fatal, Nonfatal Accidents

Finnish Researchers found that regulations on construction jobsites did not show a sustained effect on reducing injuries. However, safety campaigns and drug-free workplace programs seem to be more effective.

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.

Lead researcher Dr Henk van der Molen, from Arbouw and the Coronel Institute of Occupational Health in The Netherlands, told ScienceDaily, “The construction industry needs to take a serious look at the ways that it attempts to keep its workforce safe and check that the interventions they call for have a proven track record of success.”