@article{ref1,
title="The Extent of Regulatory Consensus on Health and Safety Expenditure: Part 1: Development of the J-Value Technique and Evaluation of Regulators' Recommendations",
journal="Process safety and environmental protection",
year="2006",
author="Thomas, P.J. and Stupples, D.W. and Alghaffar, M.A.",
volume="84",
number="5",
pages="329-336",
abstract="The new J-value technique is developed from a life-quality index that is a function of life expectancy, average income and work-life balance. The method is used to assess the degree of consensus on health and safety expenditure amongst regulators across different sectors of the economy. A measure of agreement is found in the regulator's theoretical recommendations.<p />",
language="",
issn="0957-5820",
doi="10.1205/psep05005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1205/psep05005"
}