View the Introduction to OSHA and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Training videos before working on this Case Assignment. For this two-part assignment, please submit a 5- to 6-page paper covering the objectives.
Part 1: This Case Assignment explores the OSH Act, including its inception and current state. Please answer the following questions and provide support from the literature:
Part 2: This Case Assignment investigates RCRA.
Required Reading
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2013). Chapter 7: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp. 157-178). Somerset, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley. Retrieved from Ebrary via Trident’s Online Library.
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2013). Chapter 9: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA). In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp. 203-224). Somerset, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley. Retrieved from Ebrary via Trident’s Online Library.
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2013). Chapter 10: Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp. 203–224). Somerset, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley. Retrieved from Ebrary via Trident’s Online Library.
Carruth, R. S., & Goldstein, B. D. (2013). Chapter 11: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In Environmental health law: An introduction (pp. 225–240). Somerset, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass, Wiley. Retrieved from Ebrary via Trident’s Online Library.
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.
Hazardous waste export-import revisions. (2015). (). Lanham: Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.
How OSHA uses injury reports to select inspection targets (2015). . Havertown: Institute of Business Publications. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.
Information collection request submitted to OMB for review and approval; comment request; requirements for generators, transporters, and waste management facilities under the RCRA hazardous waste manifest system (renewal). (2015). (). Lanham: Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. 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
Moure-Eraso R. (2014, January 28). The next accident awaits. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/opinion/the-next…
OSHA. (2014). OSHA at a glance. Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/Publications/3439at-a-glance….
What’s ahead on OSHA’s regulatory agenda. (2015). Safety Compliance Letter, (2575), 1-4,6,13-14. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library
Websites
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: https://www3.epa.gov/
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Laws and Regulations: https://www.epa.gov/rcra
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