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Occupational Safety and Health
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1979Work accidents became a matter of societal concern in the Progressive era of Woodrow Wilson. When other contingencies of modern life were brought under social security in the New Deal reforms of the 1930s, work accident legislation remained separate. One possible reason was that work accidents can be controlled within industrial and chance limits. But
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Occupational Health and Safety
2015The management of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) within the healthcare environment is challenging. Workers are exposed to a complex array of hazards and risks and the outcomes can range from minor illness and injury to catastrophic events including death.
Paul Rothmore, Rose Boucaut
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Occupational Safety and Health
NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 2003The 2002 elections put worker health and safety in a deep hole. The administration's core strategy on safety and health wraps vague, moderate rhetoric around hard-right policies which cater to the most anti-worker factions of the business community.
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Occupational Safety and Health
2012AbstractOccupational health and safety reflects the effect of the work environment on employees, groups and work units in organizations, and organizations as a whole. This chapter provides an overview of the research on workplace safety and specifically discusses safety training, regulatory focus, safety climate, leadership, and job design as they ...
José M. Peiró, Lois E. Tetrick
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Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1989If we are to approach developing a safe and healthful workplace in a more timely fashion, a more generic approach must be considered and applied instead of developing recommendations and standards simply on a substance-by-substance basis, an approach that has been the most prominent.
Richard A. Lemen +3 more
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Occupational Safety And Health
2005AbstractThis chapter addresses social injustice in relation to occupational safety and health. It provides an historic overview and discussion of the scope of the problem, a discussion of income inequalities in the United States, and various ways in which social injustice impacts on occupational safety and health.
Linda Rae Murray, Andrea Kidd Taylor
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Occupational safety and health in Spain
Journal of Safety Research, 2002Occupational Health and Safety in Spain has improved considerably over the last decade, most likely due to a new concept where an overall concept of safety culture is defined. Important changes in industrial safety, hygiene, and psychosocial factors present an optimistic panorama for the future of Spain.
Noelia Llorens +5 more
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Certifications in occupational health and safety
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 1976(1976). Certifications in occupational health and safety. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal: Vol. 37, No. 12, pp. 677-679.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2021The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a US public agency. As part of the Department of Labor, OSHA is responsible for issuing and enforcing occupational safety and health standards. Since OSHA’s establishment in 1970, the number of workers who have suffered an accident, contracted a disease, or even died at work in the United ...
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Economics for occupational safety and health
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. Supplement, 2008The aim of the article is to show how economics can help in decision making in occupational safety and health. Different methods and concepts used in economics have been described. In addition, examples have been given of how regulation and incentives have been used to promote occupational safety and health.
Kankaanpaa, Eila +3 more
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