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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"Occupational Safety and Health"”.
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Study on promote occupational safety and health practices in construction projects
… is because the OSHP system is a neglected area and a function that has not been pursued systematically in the construction industry. Safety is an important issue, but many employers do not feel it is vital to the success of companies. For a long time, the construction industry has been labeled …
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Management Commitment In Occupational Safety And Health As It Relates To Federal Agency Programs
… their OSH programs. Since the inception of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and their revelation that management commitment is critical to OSH program success, senior leadership has struggled exercising this concept. Many safety professionals, such as those cited in the …
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An assessment of the impact of the OSHA enforcement program on the occupational safety and health market
… is composed of the sum total of all physical and behavioral conditions that can affect the safety and health of the workers. This dissertation presents an economic analysis which explains the processes which determine the actual safety and health properties of the workplace. Further than this, …
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Workplace Explosions: A Comparison of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
<p>This research compares how the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prevent the occurrence of and respond to incidents of workplace explosions in their industries. This was a qualitative study that utilized interpretivism as …
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The effect of different industrialized building system (IBS) construction methods compared to the conventional method on occupational safety and health (OSH) industry risks in construction
… for the hazardous physical working conditions and high risk of accidents because of the nature of the workplace activities. It is one of the most dangerous business sectors compared to the other industries. The accident cases in construction industry contribute to the rises statistics of …
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Appraising The Current Status Of The National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health's Fatality Assessment Control Evaluation Program
… alarming reality, the government enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. This governmental legislation created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to regulate safety in the workplace; as well as, The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health who was …
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Preparation of Immunogens and Antisera Monitoring for Eventual Radioimmunoassay Development of Benzidine.
… been evaluated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and determined to be potential human carcinogens. Several studies show that benzidine-based dyes are associated with animal disease states and human bladder cancer.
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Does facial physiognomy in the context of anoccupational safety and health message predict outcomes?
… political history, psychology, psychiatry, and popular culture, since it was conceptualised in Greece during the 5th and 4th centuries B.C (Physiognomy, 1999-2009, 2009a). Aristotle, the prominent Greek philosopher, penned many chapters on physiognomic properties and touched upon …
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Aerosol Samplers Comparison: IOM Dual Sampler (Inhalable & Respirable) vs Conventional Methods for Assessing Welders Exposure to Manganese
Occupational exposure to airborne manganese (Mn) is currently determined using National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) analytical methods for particulate not otherwise regulated. The Institute of Occupational Medicine …
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Three Essays on Occupational Safety and Labor Market Outcomes
<p>This dissertation comprises of three papers on occupational safety and health. Occupational injuries and illnesses are prevalent and costly. To reduce workplace injuries and the associated costs, the government uses workplace inspections and the associated penalties as the primary enforcement …
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The impact of safety culture towards safety performance with mediator of ISO9001 and OSH Administration
… number of accidents occur due to the lack of safety culture implementation in the manufacturing industries. Accidents at workplace are uncontrollable but preventable. It was reported by Malaysia Department of Occupational Safety and Health that that from 2012 to 2016, 25% of death accidents, …
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Ultraviolet Stimulated Thermoluminescent Response Characteristics of Aluminum Oxide
… aluminum oxide crystals have high sensitivity and are well suited for detecting and measuring ultraviolet radiation rates significantly less than 0.1 pW/cm2. The thermoluminescent glow curve, linearity of response, and fading of the crystals were determined. An action spectrum was performed to …
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Advanced generation NIOSH automatically deployable rollover protective structure (AutoROPS)
… the sponsorship of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at West Virginia University. Unfortunately, numerous tractors' operators have removed the factory ROPS from the Tractors because of the …
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A computer-based training course for assessing material safety data sheet comprehension
… (B₁) in a computer-based training environment. Anderson (1971) only studied the different levels of the metric by simply rearranging sentences. In this experiment, however, careful rephrasing of a text created three statistically different training programs with B₁ averages of 0.31, 0.39, and …
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Producing safety : exploring occupational health and safety values in action within the WA civil construction industry
This thesis explores working and learning practices in the context of safety within the Civil Construction Industry (CC Industry) of Western Australia (WA) and specifically focuses on the relations between organisational safety values and current working practices, primarily focusing on the …
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Recycling baler material properties for safer baler operation
Between 1986 and 2002, there were 43 fatalities in the United States to operators of recycling industry balers. Of these fatalities, 29 involved horizontal balers that were baling paper and cardboard (Taylor, 2002). Balers often become jammed while the baling process is occurring, and the only way …
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Determination of Size Fractions and Concentrations of Airborne Particulate Matter Generated From Construction and Demolition Waste Processing Facilities
Construction and Demolition (C&D) processing and recycling facilities accept waste materials that are generated during construction and demolition activities. The processing facility sorts, processes, and transfers the material to another operation. A consequence of these processes is the …
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Identifying personal energy and recovery patterns and their impact on well-being
… examine patterns of personal energy expenditure and recovery, and how these patterns are associated with health and well-being. Data were collected via longitudinal, mixed method survey of a diverse sample of 121 working student and non-student adults. Measures included multiple existing tools, …
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Optimization of a roll over protective structure (ROPS) using nonlinear finite element analysis
… tractors over the years has saved numerous lives and prevented countless injuries. By removing the ROPS, the tractor operators place themselves in unwarranted danger.;This led the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and West Virginia University Mechanical and Aerospace …
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