| Document ID (ISN) | 43437 |
| CIS number |
85-552 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1984 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mendeloff J. |
| Title |
The role of OSHA violations in serious workplace accidents |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1984, Vol.26, No.5, p.353-360. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
California accident investigations for 1976 show that violations of the OSHA safety standards were a contributing factor in 13-19% of 645 deaths reported. A panel of safety engineers judged that 50% of these violations could have been detected if an inspector had visited the day before the accident. Potential gains from stronger enforcement of current standards are limited but not insignificant. The likelihood that a violation contributed to a serious accident varied among accident types, industries and size classes of plants. Better targeting of inspections and accident investigations, more intelligent assessment of which violations should be penalised most heavily, and the provision of information to employers and workers about which violations are most consequential, are recommended. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; USA; disobeying safety instructions; labour inspection; fatalities |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
California; legislation; information of personnel; safety checks; comment on standard |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Labour inspection
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