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OSHA, business partnerships improve workplace safety

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the efforts made by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to forge partnerships with business enterprises to improve employee health and safety and streamline the inspection of premises.

Safety and security measures, Services, Workers

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Manufacturing: the most dangerous industry?

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Manufacturers are adopting various methods of minimizing work-related injuries as the industry becomes one of the sectors most vulnerable to employee accidents and illnesses. Although incidences of injuries have gradually dropped as of 1995, repetitive illnesses continue to be one of the perils faced by manufacturers. The increasing rate of worker accidents in the industry can be attributed not only to incompliance to safety standards, but the prolonged exposure of manufacturers to chemicals, electricity, machine and small-arms ammunition, as well.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Employee Health & Safety, Occupational Safety Regulation, Prevention, Work-related injuries, Work related injuries, Overuse injuries, Repetition strain injury, Safety regulations

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10 tough years: a look at OSHA's struggles--and successes--in the 1990s

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A review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration during the 1990s is the focus of this article. Issues concerning slow standards writing, declining enforcement activity, and congressional roadblocks are examined.

United States, Statistical Data Included, History, Work environment

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