Cost and benefits

Is it worthwhile to invest in workplace health and safety programs? The answer is a definite “yes” for some types of interventions, according to a new systematic review by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH).

Published: November 2007

This report includes appendices to the systematic review of OHS interventions with economic evaluations.

Published: July 2007

Before employers invest in workplace health and safety interventions, they want to know the financial implications of their investment. The goal of this review was to explore whether such interventions are worthwhile from an economic point of view. To find an answer, the Institute for Work & Health conducted a systematic review of studies of workplace-based health and safety interventions that also had an economic analysis. This review, as outlined in this final report, sought to answer the following question: What is the credible evidence that incremental investment in health and safety is worth undertaking?

Published: July 2007

Before employers invest in workplace health and safety interventions, they want to know the financial implications of their investment. The goal of this review was to explore whether such interventions are worthwhile from an economic point of view.

Published: January 2007

Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, September 2006

IWH is making efforts to advance the use of economic evaluations in occupational health and safety (OHS) studies to address the need for higher standards in this area. One major project is to develop a book that provides guidance on how to conduct, commission and assess economic evaluations

Published: August 2006

Status: Completed 2007