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<. fisher exact test in major performance categories : occupational health and safety air pollution control hazardous waste management wastewater discharge. statistical significance was also shown when a modified bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons performed. conclusions. our findings suggest that the new self-certification approach to environmental worker protection is effective can be used as an adjunct further enhance state federal enforcement programs.> |