Analysis of third-party certification approaches using an occupational health and safety conformity-assessment model

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 802-812

  Redinger, Charles F ^a,b   Levine, Steven P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformity assessment; OHSMS; Standards; Third party certification

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; STANDARD;

EID: 0031757603     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010992     Document Type: Article

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