The growth and awareness of health and safety at work, 1780-1900

This thesis examines the growth and awareness of health and safety at work between 1780 and 1900. In this period the hazards at work were increased by the intensification of production brought about by the Industrial Revolution, and new risks to health arose from the wider range of toxic substances...

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Main Author: Bedington, Rhoda H.
Published: Aston University 1983
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.345120