Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: Its Genesis, Implementation and Impact (Including a Case Study of the Texas Gulf Coast Petrochemical Industry)

Author

• Bruce McDonald Anderson

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1974

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Zimmerer, Thomas W.

Abstract

This thesis reviews the historical background, legislative history, implementation and impact of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. A study was conducted to determine the impact of the Act on forty-five petrochemical plants located in the Texas Gulf Coast Region. Factors surveyed included costs associated with compliance with the Act, staffing, union and employee relations, safety standards, compliance activities and Federal inspections.

Extent

191 p.

Comments

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1974.|College of Business|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1974.

Recommended Citation

Anderson, Bruce McDonald, "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: Its Genesis, Implementation and Impact (Including a Case Study of the Texas Gulf Coast Petrochemical Industry)" (1974). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 300.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/300

Identifier

FADT13620

Format

pdf