Citation

Bridge DP. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 1979; 40(4): 255-263.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, American Industrial Hygiene Association)

DOI

10.1080/15298667991429570

PMID

474410

Abstract

The development and implementation of a comprehensive industrial hygiene and safety program is a complex activity for which there does not exist a uniform code or set of guidelines. Although the ultimate goal of such a program is to provide for the welfare of the employee through the use of engineering control and other preventive measures, there is great variation among business establishments on methods necessary to attain this result. Factors which contribute to this variation usually are: type of industry, management philosophy and size of the business establishment. This paper addresses many key elements integral to this activity such as justification and philosophy, organizational reporting relationships, interfunctional communication, technical and personnel requirements and program performance indicators.

Language: en