Osha 1971
Bringing Government to Protect the Lives of Industrial and Farm Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11026173 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Wodka (Steven Wodka is an attorney-at-law in Little Silver, NJ., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 728-729 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2018.304417 |
| PMID | 29741949 |
| OpenAlex | W2799311829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and events leading up to the U.S. government's passing of OSHA in 1971. Topics include the issuance of OSHA's first citation to Allied Chemical Corporation for overexposing its workers to mercury, and an increase in the concerns of workers and their allies regarding health hazards in addition to environmental hazards resulting from growth in the U.S. chemical industry following World War II
Business · Corporation · Environmental health · Government (linguistics) · Occupational hygiene · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Chemical Safety and Risk Management · Finance · Law · Medicine
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |