The role of inspection sequence in compliance with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standards: Interpretations and implications

Regulation and Governance

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-70

  Ko, Kilkon ^a   Mendeloff, John ^b   Gray, Wayne ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Enforcement; Inspection; Occupational safety and health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952908424     PISSN: 17485983     EISSN: 17485991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2010.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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