The study published in the journal  Science flowed 409 California work sites that were randomly inspected by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health from 1996-2006. It found that inspected firms saved an average of about $355,000 (an average of 9.4%) in injury claims and compensation for paid lost work over the following four years.

“These inspections ironically appear to be creating value for the firms that they are visiting in terms of reduced workers’ comp costs and frequency of injuries,’’ said Michael Toffel, a professor at Harvard Business School and co-author of the study.

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