Loss Control in High Technology Electronics Manufacturing: A Longitudinal Study of Occupational Safety‪.‬

This longitudinal twenty-year (1980-1999) study of occupational safety trends in the U.S. high technology electronics manufacturing industry revealed three key findings: 1) while the number o/workplace accidents and inspections decreased over the period, the penalties associated with violations increased; 2) the most common workplace safety citation over the period was the violation of the Hazard Communication Standard; and 3) the most frequently occurring high technology manufacturing industry accident was one in which the environmental factor and source of injury included gases, chemicals, and/or vapors which were inhaled by v one or morn employees. Managerial implications are discussed and appropriate responses to occupational safety in the high technology electronics manufacturing industry are provided. Introduction