This study aims to realize a cost-benefit analysis in order to make available, for all factors involved in the working process, the results of case studies that can be used in the development of occupational safety and health (OSH) management policies and financial resources within the company, to ensure a safe and healthy working environment and to increase the business competitiveness in the market. The necessary indicators for quantifying the accidents at work and occupational diseases will be identified, related to the legal requirement for ensuring the highest possible level of safety at work, taking into account that the Romanian legal framework is different from that one applied in the most UE States Member, compared to insurance and compensation. The presented case study aims to make an analysis over the cost of an electrocution accident regarding the live working technology and the cost of applicable safety measures that are required.