Ethics, and Choosing Appropriate Means to an End: Problems with Coal Mine and Nuclear Workplace Safety

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 147-156

  Shrader Frechette, Kristin ^a   Cooke, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Administrative actions law; De facto; De jure; Ethics; Health risk law; Performance standards; Pollution standards; Regulation; Specification standards; Uncertainty; Variation; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COAL MINES; PERSONNEL; POLLUTION CONTROL; STANDARDS;

EMPLOYERS; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS;

HEALTH RISKS;

COAL MINE; ETHICS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; ETHICS; IONIZING RADIATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW; MINER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLLUTION CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SAFETY; STANDARD; WELFARE; WORKER WELFARE; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POWER PLANTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 1442354784     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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