OSHA's renewed mandate for regulatory flexibility review: In support of the 1984 ethylene oxide standard

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-104

  LaMontagne, Anthony D ^a,b   Kelsey, Karl T ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene oxide; Evaluation; Health standards; Intervention effectiveness research; OSHA; OSHA policy

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MASSACHUSETTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031858535     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199808)34:2<95::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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