Legislation alone is not effective in reducing fatal and
nonfatal injuries in the construction industry; additional
strategies are necessary, ones that actually increase
the compliance of employers and workers to
regulatory safety standards. Multifaceted and continuing
interventions, like a targeted safety campaign or a
drug-free-workplace program, seem to be effective for
reducing injuries in the longer term. A safety culture
and the enforcement of the implementation of safety
measures at worksites among management and construction
workers appear to be important activities in
these multifaceted interventions.