scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANA LYSIS IN THE LIGHT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SANDARDS REQUIREMENTS AT THE INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATIONS FIELD STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-709
Author(s):  
Said, W. E. A. ◽  
Ali, A. H. ◽  
Ragab, M. H. ◽  
El-Shahaat, Nehal, F.
1995 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Holland ◽  
Jean Cross

This paper examines the application of the techniques of economic analysis to occupational health and safety regulations using occupational noise as an example. The paper explores the extent to which economic impact studies are practically feasible and useful in relation to occupational health and safety legislation. Six studies of the same regulatory change, from four countries were analysed. The results of these studies ranged from a strongly negative to a significantly positive net present value, depending on the assumptions made. The factor which had the greatest influence on these differences was the way in which benefits are costed. It is shown that in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, economic analysis does not produce a single valid net present value or benefit to cost ratio on which a decision to legislate can sensibly be based. However the analysis can, if properly directed provide useful information on factors which will enable organisations to optimise their response to the regulation and authorities to introduce regulations in a way which does not bear with unreasonable weight on specific sectors of the community.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bizarro ◽  
Megan Dove-Steinkamp ◽  
Nicole Johnson ◽  
Scott Ryan ◽  
Michelle Robertson ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Herman-Haase ◽  
M. Quinn ◽  
J. Tessler ◽  
L. Punnett ◽  
N. Haiama ◽  
...  

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