A Sociological Analysis of the Reduction of Hazardous Radiation in Uranium Mines

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Pearson, Jessica S.
• Description:
  A report on the responses of companies, unions and government enforcement agencies to the problem of excessive radiation in uranium mines resulting in respiratory cancer in Colorado chiefly between 1950 and 1959, focusing on the organizational actions which ultimately solved the hazard and the non-technological factors that prevent an earlier solution of the problem. The greatest reduction in hazardous radiation in mines followed inspection and sanction activities by an enforcement agency. Results indicate the need for policies related to health and job safety that emphasize periodic inspections which carry a threat of punishment for employers who knowingly violate standards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Radiation Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Radiation-hazards; Mining-industry; Radioactive-metals; Industrial-relations; Safety-measures
• Source:
  Salt Lake City, UT: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-171, 1975 Apr; :1-144
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WAOHL - Western Area Occupational Health Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  152 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00052788
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-267503
• CAS Registry Number:
  Uranium (CAS RN 7440-61-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver, CO
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4d3c2d6dfce09d9b43bce47c1442be9ed89a23c14c4d8106b8da41be1f7ed22e7f62d8c7e8fb90672f3a5bb90c8860dd6468d05d809d0ace8b39e1e5fd5a16e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121453/cdc_121453_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.45 MB ]