Do safety regulations help or impair job creation?

This article by Ralph Nader addresses the role of businesses and safety regulations in job creation. While business owners (and the GOP) often argue that safety regulations cuts into efficiency and profits making it more difficult to create jobs, as Nader states,

“About 20 years ago, professor Nicholas Ashford of MIT testified before Congress in great detail about how and where safety regulations create jobs and make the economy more efficient in avoiding the costs of preventable injuries and disease.”

What are your thoughts on these arguments?

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