A new estimate of the impact of OSHA inspections on manufacturing injury rates, 1998-2005

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 964-975

  Haviland, Amelia M ^a   Burns, Rachel M ^a   Gray, Wayne B ^b   Ruder, Teague ^a   Mendeloff, John ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enforcement; Evaluation; Inspections; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENNSYLVANIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84867738839     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22062     Document Type: Article

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