Trends in fatality rates in bituminous coal mines, 1970-85

This letter suggests that the arrest of progress in reducing fatality rates in underground mines is due in part to the following: opposition of the present Administration to regulatory intervention in industry; decline in expenditures for enforcement activity; and decline in the proportion of citati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Am. J. Public Health; (United States) 1986-09, Vol.76 (9), p.1151-1152
1. Verfasser: Weeks, J L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This letter suggests that the arrest of progress in reducing fatality rates in underground mines is due in part to the following: opposition of the present Administration to regulatory intervention in industry; decline in expenditures for enforcement activity; and decline in the proportion of citations issued as significant and substantial which require a larger civil penalty.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.76.9.1151