Boden L I, Levenstein C
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1982 Dec;3(4):339-42. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198212000-00011.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has had a short but stormy history. Over the past 12 years, OSHA has been criticized by labor unions as being insufficiently effective and by companies for being too costly. OSHA's reliance on enforcement of health and safety regulations, combined with inadequate resources to promulgate regulations and enforce them, has limited its ability to improve workplace conditions. The current OSHA leadership has changed directions, reducing enforcement activity and altering existing health standards to reduce their costs. The implications of this new policy are discussed.
美国职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）有着一段短暂却波折的历史。在过去12年里，OSHA受到了工会的批评，称其效率低下，同时也遭到了企业的指责，认为其成本过高。OSHA对健康与安全法规执行的依赖，再加上颁布和执行法规的资源不足，限制了其改善工作场所条件的能力。OSHA现任领导层已改变方向，减少执法活动，并修改现有健康标准以降低成本。本文将讨论这一新政策的影响。
