Conformance of ISO occupational safety and health management system standards in public-sector procurement specifications to the GATT/WTO requirements

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 936-944

  Markey, Daniel ^a   Levine, Steven ^a   Redinger, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); International Organization for Standardization (ISO); occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS); World Trade Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; STANDARD;

EID: 0029818702     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014468     Document Type: Article

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