OSHA Safety Inspection Targeting : Causes and Effects.

Traces the history of legislative, executive, and judicial exemptions to safety inspections under the Occupational Safety and Health Act from the mid-1970s. Also compares injury and fatality rates in exempt and nonexempt industries to evaluate the effectiveness of safety inspection targeting by the...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Traces the history of legislative, executive, and judicial exemptions to safety inspections under the Occupational Safety and Health Act from the mid-1970s. Also compares injury and fatality rates in exempt and nonexempt industries to evaluate the effectiveness of safety inspection targeting by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Includes tables.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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