Occupational safety and health simplified for the industrial workplace / Frank R. Spellman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Occupational Safety And Health Law Handbook; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; 1. Occupational Safety and Health Act; 1.0 Overview; 1.1 Comparison of OSHA and EPA; 1.2 OSHA, the Organization; 2.0 Legislative Framework; 2.1 Purpose of the Act; 2.2 Coverage of the Act; 2.3 Exemptions from the Act; 2.4 Telecommuting and Home Workplaces; 3.0 Scope of OSHA Standards; 3.1 Areas Covered by the OSHA Standards; 3.2 Overview of Standards; 3.3 Overview of Health Standards; 3.4 Overview of Safety Standards; 4.0 Standard Setting; 4.1 Consensus Standards: Section 6(a).

4.2 Standards Completion and Deletion Processes4.3 Permanent Standards: Section 6(b); 4.4 Emergency Temporary Standards; 4.5 General Duty Clause, 5(a)(1); 4.6 Feasibility and the Balancing Debate; 5.0 Variances; 5.1 Temporary Variances; 5.2 Permanent Variances; 6.0 Compliance and Inspections; 6.1 Field Structure; 6.2 Role of Inspections; 6.3 Training and Competence of Inspectors; 6.4 Citations, Fines, and Penalties; 6.5 OSHA Citation and Penalty Patterns; 6.6 Communicating and Enforcing Company Rules; 6.7 Warrantless Inspections: The Barlow Case; 7.0 Recordkeeping; 7.1 Accident Reports.

7.2 Monitoring and Medical Records7.3 Hazard Communication; 7.4 Access to Records; 7.5 Programmatic Standards; 8.0 Refusal to Work and Whistle-blowing; 8.1 Refusal to Work; 8.2 Protection of Whistle-blowing; 9.0 Federal and State Employees; 9.1 Federal Agencies; 9.2 State Employees; 10.0 State OSHA Programs; 10.1 Concept; 10.2 Critiques; 11.0 Consultation; 11.1 Education; 11.2 Alliances; 12.0 Overlapping Jurisdiction; 13.0 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; 13.1 OSHRC Appeal Process; 13.2 Limitations of the Commission; 14.0 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

14.1 In Theory14.2 In Practice; 15.0 Hazard Communication Regulations; 15.1 Reason for the Regulation; 15.2 Scope and Components; 15.3 Hazard Evaluation; 15.4 Trade Secrets; 15.5 Federal Preemption Controversy; 16.0 Ergonomics Issues; 16.1 Background; 16.2 Scope of the Problem; 16.3 Scope of the Standard; 17.0 Legislation; 2. The Rulemaking Process; 1.0 Overview; 2.0 The Rulemaking Process; 2.1 Petitions for Rulemaking; 2.2 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; 2.3 Advisory Committees; 2.4 Regulatory Agenda; 2.5 Request for Information & Advanced Notice of Rulemaking.

2.6 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking2.7 Hearings; 2.8 The Final Rule; 3.0 Negotiated Rulemaking; 4.0 Other Applicable Statutes Concerning Rulemaking; 5.0 Delays in Rulemaking; 6.0 Emergency Temporary Standards; 7.0 Variances; 7.1 Temporary Variance; 7.2 Permanent Variance; 7.3 Interim Order; 8.0 State Law Standards/Jurisdiction; 9.0 Judicial Review; 3. The Duty to Comply with Standards; 1.0 Overview; 2.0 Applicability of OSHA Standards; 2.1 The General Principle of Preemption; 2.2 Special Applicability Problems; 3.0 General Principles of the Duty to Comply; 3.1 The Exposure Rule.

Occupational Safety and Health Simplified for the Industrial Workplace serves industrial businesses, workplaces, and managers who want quick answers to complicated questions. It is an essential reference for everyone involved with the safety and health of workers in the industrial workplace.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 050, 082