scholarly journals Effects of Unionization on Workplace-Safety Enforcement: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron J. Sojourner ◽  
Jooyoung Yang
Keyword(s):  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Safety Enforcement

Effects of Union Certification on Workplace-Safety Enforcement: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence

ILR Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 001979392095308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Sojourner ◽  
Jooyoung Yang
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
National Labor Relations Board ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Union Representative

The authors study how union certification affects the enforcement of workplace-safety laws. To generate credible causal estimates, a regression discontinuity design compares outcomes in establishments in which unions barely won representation elections to outcomes in establishments in which unions barely lost such elections. The study combines two main data sets: the census of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) representation elections and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement database since 1985. Evidence shows positive effects of union certification on establishment’s rate of OSHA inspection, the share of inspections carried out in the presence of a union representative, violations cited, and penalties assessed.

Workplace Safety and Worker Productivity: Evidence from the MINER Act

ILR Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 001979392093149
Author(s):  
Ling Li
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Workplace Injuries ◽  
Worker Productivity ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Safety Enforcement

This study examines the effect of safety enforcement on workplace injuries and worker productivity in coal mines. The author exploits the introduction of a “flagrant” violation standard—with penalties of up to 0.22 million dollars per violation—established by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006. Using an event-study model, the author finds that after the issuance of a flagrant violation, the workplace injuries decreased significantly by 20% and miner productivity decreased by 6%. The results suggest that the monetary value of the productivity loss is 1.3 times the costs saved from fewer injuries, which highlights the costs of workplace safety regulations.

NIOSH total worker health program: Exploring new research horizons for workplace safety and health

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Hudson ◽  
Kellie Pierson ◽  
Chia-Chia Chang ◽  
Steve Sauter ◽  
Jeanie Nigam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Program ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
New Research ◽  
Total Worker Health

The effect and countermeasure of ego depletion on workplace safety

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ailing PAN ◽  
Yaoshan XU ◽  
Yongjuan LI
Keyword(s):  
Ego Depletion ◽  
Workplace Safety
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