UID:
edocfu_9961552729702883
Format:
1 online resource (241 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-315-30037-0
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1-4665-0947-3
Series Statement:
Public administration and public policy
Uniform Title:
Regulating the use of biological hazardous materials in universities
Content:
Completely revised and updated, Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations: A Case Study, Second Edition presents a case study of one university's policies and practices with regard to the procurement, use, storage and disposal of HAZMAT in the context of a changing internal structure and regulatory environment. The author's presentation is no-holds-barred, using interviews, archival documentation, and unobtrusive observations as a participant where the research institution was at times noncompliant with the new federal guidelines. See What's New in the Second Edition: In
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Photographs; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1 - Regulatory Change and Organizational Responses: A Case Study of the Procurement, Use, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) in a University Environment; Chapter 2 - Rise of Federal Agencies' Influence over Research Institutions; Chapter 3 - Organizational Framework: Organizational Drift, Life Cycle, and Agency Theory; Chapter 4 - Threat Matrix to Public Research Organizations; Chapter 5 - Methodology
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Chapter 6 - How HAZMAT Conditions in the Science Buildings EvolvedChapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus; Chapter 8 - Existing Policies and Procedures; Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions; Chapter 10 - Summary, Recommendations, and Concluding Remarks; Epilogue; Appendix A: Representative Federal Statutes for Research Organizations with Regard to HAZMAT; Appendix B: Questions Asked of Faculty about the Evolution of the University; Appendix C: Interview Questions Asked of Staff Members on Current Hazmat Policies, Practices, and Procedures
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Appendix D: Interview Questions Asked of Former Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center on HAZMAT Policies, Practices, and ProceduresAppendix E: Interview Questions to Faculty Senate and Safety Committee; Appendix F: Interview with Former Director at Research Think Tank; Appendix G: National Science Foundation Rankings; Bibliography; Back Cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4822-0938-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-62407-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4665-0946-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315300375
