The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates the level of occupational safety and health within firms and inspects firms for violations of its regulations. Regression-based evaluations of occupational health and safety conditions in the United States generally conclude that OSHA's regulation fails to increase either the level of safety or safety-related investment. However, case studies and other forms of qualitative research suggest that regulation does increase both. Resolving this discrepancy requires a research strategy that combines elements of qualitative research and quantitative research. Simulation modelling can be used to bridge these two methods. Generally, the research project constructs a simulation model of accident generation within firms, generates synthetic data from variations of the model, and evaluates the sensitivity of regression methods to variations in the model. This paper presents the structure and base run behavior of the model used in this research project.

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