Organization Resources Counselors Inc

In December 1988, the Organization Resources Counselors, Inc., in order to assist the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), prepared a report entitled Recommendations for Process Hazards Management of Substances with Catastrophic Au Potential. [131 This document was drafted to help OSHA revise standards for handling ref nos. hazardous materials. 

Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (ORC) is a Washington, D.C.—based private industry group with many representatives from the chemical industry. The ORC agreed to help because they were concerned about another world-wide disaster that may cause the United States Congress to quickly develop legislation which may be ineffective. The ORC was also concerned about the proliferation of similar regulations at the state level and they felt a performance standard was essential if the law was to be effective. [17]... 

Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (ORC), Recommendations for Process Hazards Management of Substances with Catastrophic Potential, ORC, Washington, D.C., December 1988. 

Newell, Stephen A. A New Paradigm for Safety and Health Metrics Framework, Tools, Applications, and Opportunities. Washington, DC Organization Resources Counselors, Inc., www.orc-dc.com. 

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