Using Behavioral Interventions to Help Employers Resolve OSHA Citations
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In 2014, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) contracted with Mathematica Policy Research and ideas42 to examine whether insights from behavioral science can be used to improve outcomes in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) programs under the Advancing Behavioral Interventions in Labor Programs portfolio of studies. In the study, the DOL Behavioral Interventions (DOL-BI) team partnered with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to pilot test whether a limited set of changes to the citation process could lead more employers to respond to OSHA after receiving a health and safety citation and reduce the number of employers referred to debt collection. The DOL-BI team used a nationwide randomized controlled trial in two phases to test the effect of the changes.
This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of the annual process to determine the DOL’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform various programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.
- Would employers who were cited for health and safety violations be more responsive - and ultimately more likely to resolve citations and avoid debt collections - if OSHA changed the way it issues and follows up on citations?
- Using Behavioral Interventions to Help Employers Resolve Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Citations Technical Report (Technical Report, May 2017)
- Using Behavioral Interventions to Help Employers Resolve Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Citations Final Project Brief (Project Brief, May 2017)
- Using Behavioral Interventions to Help Employers Resolve Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Citations Interim Project Brief (Project Brief, May 2017)
- Using Behavioral Interventions to Help Employers Resolve Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Citations Infographic (Infographic, May 2017)
- Using Behavioral Interventions to Help Employers Resolve Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Citations Narrated Webinar (Webinar, May 2017)
Project Duration: 60 Months
Contract End Date: May 2017
Contractor: Mathematica and Ideas42
For More Information: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.