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To evaluate the impact of regional safety regulation enforcement programs on total and serious occupational injury rates in the construction sector following safety decrees.

March 15, 2013Occupational and Environmental MedicineOpen Access

Are regulations effective in reducing construction injuries? An analysis of the Italian context

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EFElena FarinaCSI Piemonte ABAntonella BenaAssociation for Symbolic Logic OPOsvaldo PasqualiniDepartamento de Epidemiología

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Interrupted time series analysis demonstrates a significant reduction in serious injury rates among construction workers following targeted enforcement, highlighting the efficacy of safety standards.

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To evaluate the impact of regional safety regulation enforcement programs on total and serious occupational injury rates in the construction sector following safety decrees.
Analyzed longitudinal data from the Work History Italian Panel-Salute integrated database spanning 1994 to 2005.
Assessed total and serious injury rates per 10,000 weeks worked across eight regions implementing formal regulatory enforcement initiatives around 2000.
Applied interrupted time series analysis and multivariable regression modeling to assess rate changes before and after the intervention, adjusting for external factors.
Post-intervention serious injury rates decreased by an additional 0.21 per 10,000 weeks worked per year compared to pre-intervention trends (95% CI, -0.41 to -0.01).
Total and serious injury rates continuously declined across the 12-year period despite growth in the total construction workforce.
The observed divergence in pre- and post-intervention injury trends remained robust and increased after adjusting for potential external confounders.

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Farina et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d276e3575152c8237d2e4 https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2012-101087

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Interrupted time series analysis demonstrates a significant reduction in serious injury rates among construction workers following targeted enforcement, highlighting the efficacy of safety standards.

Are regulations effective in reducing construction injuries? An analysis of the Italian context

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Are regulations effective in reducing construction injuries? An analysis of the Italian context

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