| Titre : | Environmental health practice : Statistically based performance measurement. (2007) |
| Auteurs : | Richard-T ENANDER ; Thomas ARMSTRONG ; CHOUDARY HANUMARA (R.) : USA. Department of Computer Science and Statistics. University of Rhode Island. Providence. ; Ronald-N GAGNON ; GUTE (David-M) : USA. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Tufts University. Medford. MA. ; PARK (Eugene) : USA. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Rhode Island. Providence. ; Office of Technical and Customer Assistance. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Providence. RL. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 97, n° 5, 2007) |
| Pagination : | 819-824 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Santé environnementale ; Performance |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS XVLn5R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. State environmental and health protection agencies have traditionally relied on a facility-by-facility inspection-enforcement paradigm to achieve compliance with government regulations. We evaluated the effectiveness of a new approach that uses a self-certification random sampling design. Methods. Comprehensive environmental and occupational health data from a 3-year statewide industry self-certification initiative were collected from representative automotive refinishing facilities located in Rhode Island. Statistical comparisons between baseline and postintervention data facilitated a quantitative evaluation of statewide performance. Results. The analysis of field data collected from 82 randomly selected automotive refinishing facilities showed statistically significant improvements (P<. 05, Fisher exact test) in 4 major performance categories : occupational health and safety, air pollution control, hazardous waste management, and wastewater discharge. Statistical significance was also shown when a modified Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons was performed. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that the new self-certification approach to environmental and worker protection is effective and can be used as an adjunct to further enhance state and federal enforcement programs. |
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