Michael S. Baram
Education
Tufts University
B.S.Columbia University School of Law
LL.B.
Experience
Boston University School of Law
Professor of Law (1987-present)Boston University School of Public Health
Professor of Health Law (1983-present)Franklin Pierce Law Center
Professor of Law (1976-1981)MIT School of Engineering
Associate Professor (1971-1975)MIT Graduate School
Assistant Dean (1969-1970)
Publications
"Biotechnological Research on the Most Dangerous Pathogens: Challenges for Risk Governance and Safety Management," Safety Science (forthcoming).
"Globalization and Technological Hazards in the Workplace," in Global Challenges to Workplace Health and Safety, B. Wilpert & D. Manzey, eds., Elsevier (forthcoming).
"Globalization and Workplace Hazards in Developing Nations," Safety Science (forthcoming).
Safety in Genetic Engineering of Agriculture, with M. Bourrier, ed., conference publication (forthcoming).
"Security, Secrecy, and Safe Conduct of Biotech Research," Environmental Law and Policy Review (forthcoming).
"Governing Technological Risks," in The Ethics of Technological Risk, L. Asveld & S. Roesser, eds., Earthscan Publications (2008).
Book Review, Reality Check: The Nature and Performance of Voluntary Environmental Programs in the United States, Europe, and Japan, R. Morganstern & W. Pizer, eds., RFF Press (2007), 10 Environmental Practice Journal 78 (2008).
"Alternatives to Prescriptive Regulation of Workplace Health and Safety," 11 Safety Science Monitor (2007).
"Liability and Its Influence on Designing for Product and Process Safety," in Symposium Safety by Design - Based on a Workshop of the New Technology and Work Network, 45 Safety Science 11 (2007).
"Safety Culture and Behavioral Change at the Workplace," with Markus Schoebel, 45 Safety Science Journal 631 (2007).
Safety Culture and Behavioral Change at the Workplace: A Selection of Papers from the 23rd NeTWork Workshop, 2004, Safety Science, with Markus Schoebel, ed. (2007). Volume 45 Issue 6 Safety Science
"Alternatives to Prescriptive Regulation of Workplace Health and Safety," in Working on Safety 2006 Conference Proceedings, International Labor Organization (2006).
"Risk Management," with B. Ale & B. Kirwan, 10 (Special Issue) Safety Science Monitor 2.3 (2006).
"Foreword," in Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsibility, S. Tulley, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing (2005).
"Managing the Risks of Clinical Testing," in How to Manage Experience Sharing: From Organisational Surprises to Organisational Knowledge 293, E. Andriessen & B. Fahlbruch, eds., Elsevier (2004).
"Safety Culture and the Nuclear Decommissioning Process," in Emerging Demands for the Safety of Nuclear Power Operations: Challenge and Response, 31, N. Itoigawa, B.Wilpert, & B. Fahlbruch, eds., CRC Press (2004).
"Biotechnology and Social Control," in Changing Regulation: Controlling Risks in Society 217, B. Kirwan, A. Hale & A. Hopkins, eds., Pergamon (2002).
"Improving Corporate Management of Risks to Health, Safety and Environment," in System Safety: Challenges and Pitfalls of Intervention 85, B. Wilpert & B. Fahlbruch, eds., Pergamon (2002).
Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning: Case Study, Conservation Law Foundation (2002). [Private report]
"Genetic Testing for Susceptibility to Disease from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals: Implications for Public and Worker Health Policies," in Symposium on Legal Liabilities at the Frontier of Genetic Testing, Part II, 41 Jurimetrics Journal 165 (2001).
"The Hormesis Challenge for Environmental Health Regulators," 9 BELLE 13 (2001). Reprinted in 20 Human and Experimental Toxicology Journal 435 (2001)
"Legal Borders Necessary for a Safe Genetic Technology," in Proceedings of World Congress on Safety of Modern Technical Systems, TUV Saarland Foundation (2001).
"Making Clinical Trials Safer for Human Subjects," 27 American Journal of Law and Medicine 253 (2001).
"An Alewife Primer: Can This Urban Wilderness Be Saved?" Report 2000 (2000). Belmont Land Trust
"Medical Error and Responsibility in Managed Healthcare," in Safety in Medicine 231, C. Vincent, B. de Mol, eds., Pergamon (2000).
"Patent Rights and Licensing," in Symposium on Biotech Materials and Medical Devices in the New Millennium (Introduction), 6 Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law 3 (2000).
"Regulatory and Liability Considerations," in Symposium on Biotech Materials and Medical Devices in the New Millennium, 6 Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law 5 (2000). [Introduction]
"Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Advances in Biomaterials and Devices, and Their Financing," with Ronald A. Cass, in Symposium on Biotech Materials and Medical Devices in the New Millennium, 6 Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law 2 (2000).
"Electromagnetic Fields: Health Risks and Environmental Justice," 19 Toxics Law Reporter 623 (1998).
"Process Safety Management and the Implications of Organizational Change," in Safety Management: The Challenge of Change 191, Pergamon, M. Baram & A. R. Hale, Pergamon (1998).
Safety Management: The Challenge of Change, with A. R. Hale, ed., Pergamon (1998).
"EMF and Liability Claims Under California Law," with David Dana, in Risk Perception, Risk Communication and Its Application to EMF Exposure, R. Mathes, et al. eds., International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (1997).
"The Future of Product Stewardship," in Conference Proceedings: Environmental Management Information Systems, I B C Inc. (1997).
"Introduction and Remarks," with C. Juma, S. Krimsky, and R. C. King, in Symposium on Transgenic Agriculture: Biosafety and International Trade, 4 Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law 4 (1997).
"Introduction and Remarks," with M. Goldschmitt, R. J. Testa, T. C. Siekman, P. Marx, and S. Bauer, in Symposium on Internet Entrepreneurs, New Traffic Patterns, and Policy Issues, 3 Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law 1 (1997).
"The Laws of Genetics," 105 Environmental Health Perspectives 488 (1997).
"Shame, Blame and Liability: Why Safety Management Suffers Organizational Learning Disabilities," in After the Event: From Accident to Organizational Learning, A. Hale and B. Wilpert, eds., Pergamon (1997).
"Economic, Legal and Institutional Issues," with B. Boggess and T. Long, in Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production, National Academy Press (1996).
Environmental Management Systems: Best Management Practices, with J.A. Lincoln, Northeast Business Environmental Network (1996).
"Generic Strategies for Protecting Worker Health and Safety: OSHA's General Duty Clause and Hazard Communication Standard," in Occupational Medicine: Law and the Workplace, J. Snyder & J. Klees, eds., Hanley & Belfus, Inc. (1996).
"LMO's: Treasure Chest or Pandora's Box," 104 Environmental Health Perspectives 704 (1996).
"Risky Business," 104 Environmental Health Perspectives 1040 (1996).
"Multinational Corporations, Private Codes, and Technology Transfer for Sustainable Development," 24 Environmental Law Journal 33 (1994).
"The New Environment for Protecting Corporate Information," 25 Environment Reporter 545 (1994).
"Corporate Management of Chemical Accident Risks," with P. Dillon, in Environmental Strategies for Industry: International Perspectives on Research Needs and Policy Implications 227, K. Fischer & J. Schot eds., Island Press (1993).
"Corporate Risk Communication: New Challenges for Makers and Users of Toxic Chemicals," 3 Pollution Prevention Review 2 (1993).
"Forces Shaping the Development and Use of Product Stewardship in the Private Sector," with P. Dillon, in Environmental Strategies for Industry: International Perspectives on Research Needs and Policy Implications 329, K. Fischer & J. Schot eds., Island Press (1993).
"Human Gene Therapy: Technological Temptations and Social Control," with S. Proctor, D. Van Eyl and R. Andalman, 7 The Genetic Resource 2 (1993).
"Industrial Technology, Chemical Accidents and Social Control," in Reliability and Safety in Hazardous Work Systems, Wilpert and Quale, eds., L. Erlbaum Ltd. (1993).
Managing Chemical Risks: Corporate Response To SARA Title III, with P. Dillon & B. Ruffle, CRC Press (1992). Previously published as EPA Report (1990).
Multinational Corporations and Sustainable Development: Will Private Codes of Conduct Make a Difference?, World Resources Institute (1992).
Expert Judgment on Inadvertent Intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,, co-author, U.S. Dept. of Energy and Sandia Labs Report SAND 90-3063, UC-721 (1991).
Implementing Product Stewardship, with M. Woodell and S. Young, Arthur D. Little, Arthur D. Little report for Chemical Manufacturers Association (1991).
Non-Regulatory Strategies for Preventing, Detecting and Correcting Accidental Releases of Hazardous Air Pollutants, with S. Stricoff,, Arthur D. Little report for EPA (1991).
Transnational Corporations and Industrial Hazards Disclosure, United Nations Centre for Transnational Corporations Report Environment Series No. 1 (1991).
Corporate Disclosure of Environmental Risks: U.S. and E.C. Law, with Daniel Partan, Butterworths (1990).
"A Legal Perspective on an Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Strategy," with Howard C. Kunreuther, in Integrating Insurance and Risk Management for Hazardous Wastes 303, H C. Kunreuther & M.V. Rajeev Gowda, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers (1990).
"Policy Initiatives for Improving Management of Chemical Accident Risks," Haz Mat World (1990).
Risk Communication as a Regulatory Alternative for Protecting Health, Safety, Environment, Administrative Conference of the U.S. (1990).
"Use of Risk Assessment Evidence to Prove Increased Risk and Alternative Causation in Toxic Tort Litigation," with G. Marchant, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Law Quarterly (1990).
"Corporate Risk Management and Risk Communication in the European Community and the United States," 2 Harvard Journal of International Law and Technology 85 (1989).
"Hospital Management of Medical Wastes: Legal Framework and Policy Issues," in Perspectives on Medical Waste: A Report of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York VI.1, Thomas R. Stewart, ed., The Institute (1989).
"Risk Communication Law and Its Implications," in Communicating With the Public About Major Accident Hazards __, H. Otway, et. al., eds., European Community (1989). Conference Proceedings
"Risk Communication: Moving from Theory to Law to Practice," with V. Covello, et al., in Effective Risk Communication __, Plenum (1989).
Corporate Risk Management: Industrial Responsibility for Risk Communication in the European Community and the United States, EUR Report 11555 EN (1988).
"Insurability of Hazardous Materials Activities," 3 Statistical Science 328 (1988).
Book Review, Stever, Donald W., Law of Chemical Regulation and Hazardous Waste, Clark Boardman (1986), 9:4 Environmental Professional (1988).
"Risk Communication Law and Implementation Issues in the United States and European Community," 6 Boston University International Law Journal 21 (1988).
"Chemical Industry Hazards: Liability, Insurance and the Role of Risk Analysis," in Insuring and Managing Hazardous Risks __, H. Kunreuther, ed., Springer-Verlag (1987). Abbreviated version of paper published in Geneva Association Conference Proceedings (1986)
"De Minimis Considerations in Health Risk Assessment," with P. Ricci & A. Cox, 15 Journal of Hazardous Materials 77 (1987).
"Responsible Use of Expert Systems in Medicine," in Policy Issues in Information and Communication Technologies in Medical Applications, U.S. FDA (1987). [IEEE No. UH0181-8]
"Risk and the Law," National Underwriter (1987). [monthly columns]
"Use of Comparative Risk Methods in Regulatory and Judicial Decision-Making," 13 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 1 (1987).
"Alternatives to Government Regulation for the Management of Technological Hazards," in Risk Evaluation and Management, V. Covello, J. Menkes, & J. Mumpower, eds., Plenum Press (1986).
"Chemical Industry Accidents, Liability and Community Right to Know," 76:5 American Journal of Public Health 5 (1986).
Chemical Industry Hazards, Risk Communication and Community Right to Know, four reports for The EPA (1986).
"Chemical Industry Hazards: Liability, Insurance and the Role of Risk Analysis," in Conference Proceedings #, Geneva Association (1986). Geneva
"Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulation of Radiation Hazards in the Workplace," with N. Smith, 13 Ecology Law Quarterly 879 (1986).
Regulatory Controls on Research Activities, report for U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment (1986). Also included in The Regulatory Framework for Scientific Research, OTA report for the U.S. Congress.
"Risk Communication and the Law," 8 Environmental Professional Journal 165 (1986).
"Screening and Monitoring Data as Evidence in Legal Proceedings," 28 Journal of Occupational Medicine 946 (1986).
"Chemical Industry Accident Hazards and the Emerging Legal Framework for Risk Communication and Community Right to Know," Proceedings of Air Pollution Control Administration (1985).
"Corporate Management of Genetic and Other Health Risks," in 3 Genetics and the Law 475, A. Milunsky &G. J. Annas, eds., Plenum Press (1985).
Foreign Law, Office of Technology Assessment report for the U.S. Congress (1985). Also incorporated in Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace, OTA report for the U.S. Congress.
"Implementation and Evaluation of Risk Regulation," in Regulating Industrial Risk __, H. Otway, ed., Butterworth's Inc. (1985). London
"Law, Risk Management, and the Influence of the Psychological and Decision Sciences," with R. Field, in V. Covello, et al., in Environmental Impact Assessment, Technology Assessment, and Risk Analysis __, Springer-Verlag (1985).
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulation, Office of Technology Assessment report for the U.S. Congress (1985). Incorporated in Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace, OTA report for the U.S. Congress
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace and Common Law, Office of Technology Assessment report for the U.S. Congress (1985). Incorporated in Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace, OTA report for the U.S. Congress
"Role of Consent in Managing Airborne Health Risks to Workers," in To Breathe Freely __, M. Gibson, ed., Rowman and Allanhold, Inc. (1985).
Workers Compensation Law, Office of Technology Assessment report for the U.S. Congress (1985). Incorporated in Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace, OTA report for the U.S. Congress.
"Charting the Future Course for Corporate Management of Health Risks," 74:10 American Journal of Public Health 10 (1984).
De Minimis Risk in Regulatory Decision-Making, with Dr. Joseph Fiksel, Arthur D. Little report for the U.S. National Science Foundation (1984).
Guide to Product Health and Safety and the Right to Know, with S. Stricoff et al., American Industrial Hygiene Association (1984).
"The Right to Know and Duty to Disclose Hazard Information," 74 American Journal of Public Health (1984).
Groundwater: Legal and Institutional Analysis, Massachusetts Senate Report on Bill 1826 (1983).
New Policy Options for Managing Hazardous Wastes, Office of Technology Assessment report for the U.S. Congress (1983). Incorporated in Technologies and Management Strategies for Hazardous Waste Control, OTA report for the U.S. Congress.
Alternatives to Regulation: Managing Risks to Health, Safety and the Environment, with Kevin McAllister, Lexington Books (1982).
Flood Risk Management: Legal Issues, report for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (1982).
"Managing Flood Risk: Technical Uncertainty in the National Flood Insurance Program," 7 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 129 (1982).
Ten Principles for Managing LLRW in Massachusetts, report to Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Commission on Low Level Radioactive Waste Management (1982).
Alternatives to Regulation for the Management of Risks to Health, Safety and Environment, report for The Ford Foundation (1981).
"In Order to Have Water," N.Y. Times (1981).
"In Order to Have Water: Legal, Economic and Institutional Barriers to Water Reuse in Northern New England," with M. S. Miyares & J. Raymond, 17 New England Law Review __ (1981).
The Legal Framework for Managing Carcinogenic Risk, Office of Technology Assessment report for the U.S. Congress (1981). Incorporated in Assessment of Technologies for Determining Cancer Risks from the Environment, OTA report for the U.S. Congress
"Managing Risks to Health, Safety and Environment by the Use of Alternatives to Regulation," 7 New England Law Review 637 (1981).
"The Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Regulatory Decision-Making is Proving Harmful to Public Health," in Symposium Management of Assessed Risk for Carcinogens, W. Nicholson. ed., 363 New York Academy of Sciences Annals (1981).
"Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Inadequate Basis for Health, Safety and Environmental Regulatory Decision-Making," 8 Ecology Law Quarterly 473 (1980).
District Heating and the Clean Air Act, report for Brookhaven National Lab (1980).
Legal, Economic and Institutional Barriers to Water Re-Use in Northern New England, U.S. Dept. Interior Report OWRT/RU-81/6 (1980).
"Panel I: A Fresh Look at Federal Regulatory Strategies Proceedings of the National Conference Conference on Federal Regulation: Roads to Reform," 32 Administrative Law Review 179 (1980).
The Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Federal Regulation of Health, Safety and Environment, report for the National Science Foundation in Recommendations and Reports, Administrative Conference of the U.S. (1980).
Marine Mining of the Continental Shelf: Legal, Technical, and Environmental Considerations, with D. Rice & W. Lee, Ballinger Publishing Co. (1978).
"Medical Device Legislation and the Development and Diffusion of Health Technology," in Technology and the Quality of Health Care __, R. Egdahl, ed., Aspen Publishing (1978).
"EPA Decision-Making: Legal Aspects of Manpower for Environmental Pollution Control," in 5 Manpower for Environmental Pollution Control appendix A, National Academy of Sciences (1977).
Federal Agency Decision-Making on Matters Involving Scientific and Technological Uncertainties, 8 volume draft report for the Administrative Conference of the U.S. (1977).
Federal Energy Regulation and the Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis, report for Brookhaven National Lab (1977).
"Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Ionizing Radiation Control," in Considerations of Health Benefit-Cost Analysis for Activities Involving Ionizing Radiation Exposure and Alternatives 74, National Academy of Sciences (1977).
Offshore Energy Facilities: Legal and Economic Analysis v. 2, Brookhaven National Lab Report BNL 22806 (1977).
"Radiation from Nuclear Plants: The Need for Congressional Directives," 14 Harvard Journal on Legislation 905 (1977).
Act Providing for Development of Solar Energy in Massachusetts, House 4316, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1976).
"Environmental Decision-Making and Facilities-Siting," Engineering Issues (1976).
Environmental Law and the Siting of Facilities, Ballinger Publishing Co. (1976).
New Source Performance Standards for New Energy Systems, report for Brookhaven National Lab (1976).
Offshore Energy Facilities: Legal and Economic Analysis v.1, Brookhaven National Lab Report BNL 50566 (1976).
"Regulation of Environmental Carcinogens," 78:8 Technology Review __ (1976).
"Some Regulatory Implications of Technology Assessment," 16 Jurimetrics Journal __ (1976).
"Environmental Decision-Making and the Siting of Facilities," 5 Environmental Law Reporter 50089 (1975).
"State Energy Legislation and the Siting of Facilities," in The Northeastern States Confront the Energy Crisis: Papers of the Regional Response to the Energy Crisis, a Conference of Legislative Leaders from the Northeastern States, National Science Foundation (1975).
"Confessions of a Register Addict," Columbia Journalism Review (1974).
"Environmental Law and Construction Project Management," 6 Public Contract Law Journal 210 (1974).
"Legal Aspects of Mariculture," in Recycling Wastes for Aquaculture, J. Kildow, ed., MIT (1974).
"Processes and Regulations for Utilization of Hard Minerals from Offshore Sources," in TUB-3, Technical University of Berlin (1974).
Report on the Legal and Other Critical Issues Associated with Offshore Extraction of Sand and Gravel in Long Island Sound, with W. Lee, report for the U.S. Army Corps Engineers, N.E. Div. (1974).
Law and Social Control of Science and Technology, MIT report for the National Endowment for Humanities (1973).
Book Review, Symposium on Law and Technology, 46:3 Southern California Law Review (June 1973), 14 Technology and Culture 343 (1973).
"Technology Assessment and Social Control," 180 Science (1973). Also published in 14 Jurimetrics Journal 79 (1973).
"Future Growth and Technology," 32:3 The Humanist (1972).
"The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Thermal Discharge from Nuclear Power Plants," 2 Environmental Affairs (1972).
Report of Task Force on Human Resources, Office of Environmental Affairs (1972). MA
Chemicals in the Environment: Outline for a Systematic Approach, with S. Mauch, OECD Report NR/ENV/71/43 (1971).
Legal Aspects of S. 308, Clean Air Act, re International Trade in New Motor Vehicles and Engines, with J. Gerber, report for the OECD (1971).
"Manpower for Environmental Action," with G. Barney, 73:7 Technology Review (1971).
"Social Control of Science and Technology," 173 Science 535 (1971).
"Social Control of Science and Technology," 47 Denver Law Journal 567 (1970).
"Trade Secrets: What Price Loyalty," 46 Harvard Business Review 66 (1968).
"Buy American," 7 Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review 269 (1966).