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OSHA's "$afety Pays" program is an interactive expert system to assist
employers in estimating the costs of occupational injuries and illnesses
and the impact on a company's profitability. This system uses a
company's profit margin, the AVERAGE costs of an injury or illness, and
an indirect cost multiplier to project the amount of sales a company
would need to generate in order to cover those costs. Businesses can use
this information to predict the direct and indirect impact of injuries
and illnesses and the estimated sales needed to compensate for these losses.
The "$afety Pays" program will:
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Offer choices from a set of Lost Work Day
injuries and illnesses
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Prompt users for information to do the analysis
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Allow users to input the actual loss figures or
workers' compensation costs
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Generate a report of the costs and the sales
needed to cover those costs
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For additional information on how "$afety Pays"
works, see
Background of the Cost Estimates.
Note: The Cost Estimator requires JavaScript to be enabled in your
internet browser. An alternate
text version is
also available.
OSHA welcomes
comments and suggestions on this
system and the other OSHA Advisors.
If you have safety or health problems in your workplace, please contact
your local
OSHA Area Office or
OSHA Consultation Program Office.
Disclaimer: As indicated in the
disclaimer,
this Expert System is not a
new standard or regulation, and creates no new legal obligations.
The Expert System is advisory in nature, informational in content,
and is intended to assist employers in estimating the indirect costs
of occupational injuries.
Information entered into the form fields is not captured by OSHA.
The system is not programmed to capture or relay any information
entered or calculated by the worksheet.
The Department of Labor maintains this Web site to enhance public
access to the Department's information. This is a service that is
continually under development. We will make every effort to keep
this site current and to correct errors brought to our attention.
Please be aware that DOL does not control or guarantee the accuracy,
relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this information. This
site contains information gathered from public and private
organizations, including NIOSH.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to comply
with hazard-specific safety and health standards. In addition,
employers must provide their employees with a workplace free from
recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm
under Section 5(a)(1), the General Duty Clause of the Act.
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the
OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Office at 202-693-2220 for assistance
accessing this application.
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