Oregon State University: Older, Larger Companies Benefit From Not Investing in Worker Safety, Study Finds
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
CORVALLIS, Oregon, May 14 -- Oregon State University issued the following news:
Companies best equipped to provide safe workplaces are the least likely to do so, because they benefit financially from forgoing the cost of enacting workplace safety practices, a recent study found. In some cases, companies with worker injury claims were more than 50% more likely to survive than their safer counterparts.
When it's cheaper to pay nominal fines for violating workplace regula . . .
Companies best equipped to provide safe workplaces are the least likely to do so, because they benefit financially from forgoing the cost of enacting workplace safety practices, a recent study found. In some cases, companies with worker injury claims were more than 50% more likely to survive than their safer counterparts.
When it's cheaper to pay nominal fines for violating workplace regula . . .