Chemical industry accidents, liability, and community right to know
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11037706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Baram (0000-0002-4898-3240, corresponding author), M S Baram |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 568-572 |
| Publication date | 1986-05-01 |
| 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.76.5.568 |
| PMID | 3963289 |
| OpenAlex | W1998318080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The Bhopal, India tragedy and other industrial accidents (e.g., Seveso, Flixborough, Mexico City, Institute, WV) have frightened the citizens of developed and undeveloped countries. These accidents, along with numerous hazardous waste problems, have led to a dramatic loss of public confidence in chemical industry management and their safety experts. The occurrence of such accidents also provides vivid evidence of the serious gap between government legislative promises and government performance in the actual control of industrial hazards.'\nAs a result, persons who believe they have been injured or put at risk by industry are now using tort law to secure private remedies in the courts, and seeking increased information on industrial hazards from companies and agencies to develop new risk reduction measures. This public shift away from passive reliance on industry and government for protection to self-help strategies is most discernible in the United States, but is also taking place in the European Community
Business · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Liability · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Right to know · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Risk and Safety Analysis
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 1996 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |