AN EXAMINATION OF PROCESS AND OUTCOME DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY STATE ACID FEDERAL-AGENCIES

Authors
SCHERER RF BRODZINSKI JD CANTY AL CRABLE EA
Citation
Rf. Scherer et al., AN EXAMINATION OF PROCESS AND OUTCOME DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY STATE ACID FEDERAL-AGENCIES, Journal of safety research, 28(2), 1997, pp. 75-82
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Transportation,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Journal of safety research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224375
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
75 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4375(1997)28:2<75:AEOPAO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The Occupational Safety and Health Act provides for state jurisdiction over occupational safety and health issues. Observers have suggested that state programs have different, and in many instances, more lenien t enforcement standards than the federal program. in this study we com pared 4,755 state inspections with 4,590 randomly generated federal in spections. Significant differences were found in both process and outc ome Variables between the two inspection types. We discuss the merits of state program enforcement compared to the federal program based on these results. (C) 1997 National Safety Council and Elsevier Science L td.