Virksomhederne klager ofte over, at det koster for meget at indføre disse arbejdsmiljøforanstaltninger, men omkostningerne er altså meget større, hvis medarbejderne dør eller bliver langtidssyge på grund af arbejdsulykker.
Businesses often complain that it is too expensive to introduce these health and safety measures, but then the cost is very great if workers die or become chronically ill as a result of accidents at work.