A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal

Occupational safety and health enforcement tools for preventing occupational diseases and injuries




AuthorsMischke C, Verbeek JH, Job J, Morata TC, Alvesalo-Kuusi A, Neuvonen K, Clarke S, Pedlow RI

PublisherWILEY-BLACKWELL

Publication year2013

JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Journal name in sourceCOCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Journal acronymCOCHRANE DB SYST REV

Article numberARTN CD010183

Number in series8

Issue8

Number of pages89

ISSN1469-493X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010183.pub2


Abstract
There is evidence that inspections decrease injuries in the long term but not in the short term. The magnitude of the effect is uncertain. There are no studies that used chemical or physical exposures as outcome. Specific, focused inspections could have larger effects than inspections in general. The effect of fines and penalties is uncertain. The quality of the evidence is low to very low and therefore these conclusions are tentative and can be easily changed by better future studies. There is an urgent need for better designed evaluations, such as pragmatic randomised trials, to establish the effects of existing and novel enforcement methods, especially on exposure and disorders.


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