OHS Inspections Compel Managers to Address Safety Issues

Workplace inspections conducted by OHS regulators make managers think about safety and help employers reduce their injury costs, a new Safe Work Australia study on regulatory interventions has found.

The literature review, The Effectiveness of Work Health and Safety Interventions by Regulators, says strategies such as inspections, the introduction of new legislation, industry campaigns and prosecutions “are thought to trigger mechanisms within businesses that affect work health and safety behaviours and compliance with regulation”.

You can access the literature review “The Effectiveness of Work Health and Safety Interventions by Regulators” here.