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Title:	Computerizing occupational safety and health information
Author:	Luke, James
View Online:	njit-etd1993-116 (viii, 67 pages ~ 2.0 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Occupational Safety and Health Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Gage, Howard (Committee chair) Nanthavanij, Suebsak (Committee member) Park, Min-Yong (Committee member)
Date:	1993-01
Keywords:	Industrial hygiene -- Data processing Industrial safety -- Data processing
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	Various regulations increase the responsibility of employers to retain appropriate safety and health information, for as long as several years. Handling this increasing volume of safety and health information manually is impractical, time consuming and hence, not at all cost effective. The purpose of this research is to examine the various aspects of computerizing safety and health information, and to evaluate a number of commercially available safety software packages. This paper initially discusses the impact of OSHA on retaining safety and health information, and the different areas which can benefit from computerization. It also provides guidelines to analyze existing safety and health information systems in an establishment, and develops general guidelines for selecting and developing a computerized safety and health information system. The work concludes with an analysis of nine of the most widely used commercially available safety software packages using data obtained from product catalogues and demo diskettes.