The New Osha Rules and the Worker's Right to Know
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20335065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas O Mcgarity (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 38 |
| Publication date | 1984-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3561165 |
| PMID | 6237075 |
| OpenAlex | W2098834818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
"Hazard communication" rules issued by the Occupational Safety and\nHealth Administration (OSHA) in November 1983 require employers to label and\npost data for hazardous chemicals, disclose the use of such substances, and\npermit employee access to exposure records. McGarity examines the moral and\npractical implications of these rules, considering the competing interests of\nworkers' rights, state regulators, the economic cost to industry of providing\ninformation, and the protection of trade secrets. He concludes that the OSHA\nrules resolved many issues in favor of employee autonomy and efficiency, but\nthat the trade secret issue unduly favors employer autonomy and paternalism. \nTrade secret restrictions also place an added burden on the occupational\nphysician. (KIE abstract)
Autonomy · Business · Economics · Hazardous waste · Incentive · Internet privacy · Law and economics · Moral hazard · Occupational safety and health · Paternalism · Political science · Right to know · Chemical Safety and Risk Management · Engineering · Law
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2013 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |