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  2. Industrial Union Department v. American Petroleum Institute

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    American Petroleum Institute (also known as the Benzene Case), 448 U.S. 607 (1980), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. [1] This case represented a challenge to the OSHA practice of regulating carcinogens by setting the exposure limit "at the lowest technologically feasible level that will not impair the viability of ...

  3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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    OSHA's mission is to "assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance." [2] The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations. OSHA's workplace safety inspections have been shown to ...

  4. Effective safety training - Wikipedia

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    These requirements reflect OSHA's belief that training is an essential part of every employer's safety and health program for protecting workers from injuries and illnesses. [4] OSHA's training guidelines follow a model that consists of: A. Determining if Training is Needed; B. Identifying Training Needs; C. Identifying Goals and Objectives

  5. GEOLibrary - Wikipedia

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    With a focus on training programs and capacity building, the GeoLibrary provides its users with access to complete courses, tutorials/modules, fact sheets, sample/model programs, guidelines and case studies, all within the public domain and free of charge.

  6. Occupational safety and health literacy - Wikipedia

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    Data analysis shows that lack of safety and health education, poor communications and human factors are a root-causal factor in a significantly high number of all recorded accidents globally. [16] Within employment, poor OSH literacy skills and human factors are the root-causal factor in a significantly high percentage of accidents.

  7. Robert W. Campbell Award - Wikipedia

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    Winning companies work with Campbell Award administrators and business schools to develop university-level case studies based on their submittals. These case studies have been utilized in business and engineering schools worldwide. Currently, two Robert W. Campbell Award Business Case Studies have been produced and five are in development. The ...

  8. Occupational safety and health - Wikipedia

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    A landmark study conducted by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization found that exposure to long working hours is the occupational risk factor with the largest attributable burden of disease, i.e. an estimated 745,000 fatalities from ischemic heart disease and stroke events in 2016. [25]

  9. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Long title: An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other ...