Health & Medical Question

Discussion: Enforcement of Occupational
Health Regulations/International Context
for Chemical Regulation
Has strong enforcement of occupational and environmental health rules
worked to reduce injuries and illnesses? In your comments address any
differences between the enforcement of occupational and
environmental health regulations. Support your comments with the
literature. Is it beneficial to the United States to attempt to harmonize
its rules for regulating chemicals with those of the rest of the world?
Explain the rationale of your answers and support them with readings
and examples taken from the literature.
Resources:
Required Reading
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2014). Chapter 7:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp. 157-178).
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley.
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2014). Chapter 9:
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act
(EPCRA). In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp.
203-224). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley.
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2014). Chapter 10:
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp. 203–224).
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley.
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2014). Chapter 11: Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). In Environmental health
law: An introduction (pp. 225–240). San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass, Wiley.
Casmere, E., More, J. R., Showalter, J. M., Antoniolli, A.,
Joshi, B., Loring, D. M., . . . Simpson, A. M. (2015). Recent
developments in toxic torts and environmental law. Tort Trial
& Insurance Practice Law Journal, 50(2), 639-666. Retrieved
from the Trident Online Library.
Gonzalez, G. (2016). OSHA targets emergency
responders. Business Insurance, 50(6), 1-n/a. Retrieved
from the Trident Online Library.
Maddux, J. (2016). OSHA standards: Why do they take so
long? Professional Safety, 61(5), 43-45. Retrieved from the
Trident Online Library
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
(2014). OSHA at a glance. Retrieved
from https://www.osha.gov/Publications/3439at-a-glance.pdf
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). (n.d). Commonly used statistics.
Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2019a). History of
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/rcra/history-resourceconservation-and-recovery-act-rcra
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2019b). Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) overview.
Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/rcra/resource-conservationand-recovery-act-rcra-overview
Recommended Resources
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). (n.d). About OSHA. Accessed
at https://www.osha.gov/aboutosha
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). (n.d). Unified agenda – current
agenda. Accessed at https://www.osha.gov/lawsregs/unifiedagenda/currentagenda
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). About EPA.
Accessed at https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) laws and
regulations. Accessed at https://www.epa.gov/rcra
Discussion: Randomized Experiments
A frequent ethical issue raised in the area of evaluation relates to
randomized experiments. The argument is that a program or
intervention that is worth experimentation should be offered to all, and
that depriving the “control” group is unethical. Do you agree with this
argument? What is the counter-argument to the position?
Resources:
Required Reading
American Evaluation Association (2018). Guiding Principles
for Evaluators. https://www.eval.org/About/Guiding-Principles
Unite for Sight (2015). Ethics of Evaluation. Accessed
via http://www.uniteforsight.org/evaluation-course/module15
Williams, L.G (2015). Review of Ethics Principles and
Guidance in Evaluation Research. Accessed
via https://www.oecd.org/dac/evaluation/DFID-Ethics-PrinciplesReport.pdf
Optional Reading
American Public Health Association (2002). Principles of
ethical practice of public health. Retrieved
from https://www.apha.org//media/files/pdf/membergroups/ethics/ethics_brochure.ashx