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 the theoretical framework. The study sought to answer four research questions. (1) What are the explosive hazards present in the coal mining and sugar refining environments? (2) What explosion prevention methodologies are available? (3) What MSHA regulations apply to coal mine explosions and what OSHA regulations apply to refinery explosions? (4) Are there differences in the way that the agencies enforce regulations when faced with a similar catastrophic event?</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Safety, Security, and Emergency Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Burba, Jessica Dawn

• explosion mitigation
• explosion pentagon
• mine explosions
• regulatory agency
• sugar refinery explosions
• workplace explosions
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2011 Jessica Dawn Burba

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/24

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1023