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Oct. 7, 2011 at 11:44am

A visit from the state Department of Labor & Industries can be good not just for a company's workplace safety, but also its bottom line, according to a study based on decade's worth of inspection data.

Researchers with the Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention? program, L&I's research unit, examined L&I inspection data and workers' compensation claims from 1998 through 2008. The study found significant reductions in claims and claim costs following a safety inspection or safety consultation.

But the greatest impact came when an inspection resulted in at least one citation. In those cases, the research found a reduction in worker injury claims of as much as 20 percent compared to similar worksites that were not inspected.

The paper is being submitted this month for peer review. Click here for more information.

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