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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Occupational Safety and Health Administration"”.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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OSHA laboratory safety standard 29 CFR 1910.1450 and achieving compliance in the microelectronic laboratory
This thesis is a practical application of occupational exposures to hazardous substances in a microelectronics laboratory. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard for the safety in laboratories is (29 CFR 1910.1450). The application is a demonstration of the implementation …
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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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Safety at the Margins: A Rhetorical Analysis of Occupational Risk Communication in Construction
This dissertation focuses on occupational risk communication created by grantees of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration\'s Susan Harwood Training Grant (SHTG) Program. Although the SHTG program is aimed at workers in most high-hazard industries, I focus on occupational risk …
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Analysis of Anchors and Bracing Configurations for Personal Fall Arrest Systems in Residential Construction
… problem in the residential construction industry and account for a large number of injuries and fatalities each year (US Department of Labor, 2012). The effects of a fall are catastrophic to the workers and their families as well as the construction company and surrounding community. Prevention of …
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Assessment of Workers’ Health and Safety at Work Place: A Case Study Wentworth Resources Ltd and OLAM in Mtwara Municipal
… to assess the perceptions of workers’ towards occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) measures that are employed at the workplace in Mtwara Municipality, Tanzania. The study intended to: examine workers level of understanding of the OSHA measures at OLAM and Wentworth Resource …
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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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Analysis of Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Assemblies under Out-of-Plane Loads
… represented 36% of the total fatalities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires workers to use fall protection systems where workers are 6 feet or more above a lower level. Anchors for fall protection systems attached to roof trusses may cause out-of-plane loading on these …
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Hazardous materials database
Handling and disposal of a retired object can be a major component of its Life Cycle Cost. Often, during dismantling of a retired object many hazardous materials are released. Disposal of hazardous materials also need to comply with various federal regulations. Agencies like Occupational Safety and …
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A Design of a Digital Lockout Tagout System with Machine Learning
<p>Lockout Tagout (LOTO) is a safety procedure instated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) when doing maintenance on dangerous machinery and hazardous power sources. In this procedure, authorized workers shut off the machinery and use physical locks and tags to prevent …
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Physical risk analysis of ship grounding
… contributing to groundings when ships transit in and out of ports. The study has been part of a three-year project on "Ship Transit Risk". By verifying the grounding location database generated during the first two years of the project against the United States Coast Guard's grounding accident …
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Determination of baseline data on respirable dust concentration for safety and health enhancement in selected small and medium industries in Johor
… major global concern regarding to the harmful health effect, increased morbidity, and mortality especially for particulate air pollutant. However, there is still very limited study that discussed the effects of exposures of dust and particle matters in industry at Malaysia especially respirable …
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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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Exploring Construction Safety and Control Measures through Electrical Fatalities
… industry with a disproportionate amount of fatal and non-fatal injuries as compared to other industries. Electrocution is named as one of the "fatal four" causes for construction injuries by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In the United States, an average of 47.9% …
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Occupational Hazards Among Mosquito Control Operators And Other Pesticide Handlers
… of mosquito-borne diseases is a serious public health concern. Mosquito control employees work within municipal/county health departments, public works, private companies, and other agencies. These outdoor workers encounter various occupational health and safety hazards, including exposure to …
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