Multiple Choice
With the assumptions made in our model,OSHA standards that decrease risk levels in the workplace should establish the allowable risk levels
A) to ensure the highest degree of health and safety protection for all workers.
B) so that they will not result in higher costs/lower profits for employers.
C) by focusing on jobs currently paying the largest compensating wage differentials.
D) by weighing the costs of safety programs against the value workers or other beneficiaries attached to the benefits of reduced risk.
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