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To: Sober who wrote (90483)	10/17/2008 9:13:14 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541786

I am a big fan of safe workplaces. I'm not such a big fan of worker's comp. .................... Worker Injuries: The Effects of Workers' Compensation and OSHA Inspections Leon S. Robertson Yale University J. Philip Keeve Naval Research Laboratory Detailed analysis of work exposure and worker attributes failed to explain changes in injury claims in three plants, each in a separate state, during 1973-1980. When relative exposure to hazard and worker attributes are controlled, changes in injury rates are largely explained by increases in Workers' Compensation greater than inflation and by inspections made by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Rises in Workers' Compensation greatly increased the claims for injuries, while OSHA citations substantially decreased objectively verifiable injuries in the year following an inspection. Data on days lost due to injury in 167 industrial groupings in 20 states also indicate significant reductions of workdays lost in correlation with OSHA inspections, when increases due to Workers' Compensation are controlled. The results thus appear to be generalizable. Previous studies of OSHA failed to adequately control for Workers' Compensation effects, and thus underestimated the effects of OSHA. jhppl.dukejournals.org

To: Sober who wrote (90483)	10/17/2008 4:14:43 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541786

>>As you can imagine, I am a big fan of Atlas Shrugged.<< Sober - I read Atlas Shrugged as a teenager, and liked it a lot. The only trouble with that book is that the people she portrays, these shining, creative, highly ethical creators of great railroads and such, don't really exist in the real world. The utopian capitalist society she envisions isn't really possible. Corporations have a mandate to make money for their shareholders. If they aren't forced to spend money on things like eyewashing stations in all areas where workers may be exposed to harsh chemicals, as one example, they just won't do it. I have no doubt that some OSHA regulations and enforcement may be cumbersome and annoying to business owners. Personally, I'd rather seem them err on the side of caution. - Allen