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Workers at Risk: The Failed Promise of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Workers at Risk The Failed Promise of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Author:Thomas O. McGarity, Sidney A. Shapiro The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is not close to meeting its mandate to protect American workers, according to labor law specialists McGarity and Shapiro. Thousands of men and women are still victims of workplace accidents and occupational disease. The goal of this book is to analyze why OSHA has failed and to suggest wha... more »t can be done to set it back on track. The book evaluates the current status of the protection of workers and relates a history of OSHA regulations. The authors suggest four methods to reduce workplace health and safety risks: (1) better management of OSHA; (2) reduced oversight by the courts and the executive branch; (3) a change in OSHA's legislative mandate; and (4) empowering workers to protect themselves.« less