Crisis in the workplace : occupational disease and injury

This book is the report to the Ford Foundation on a 2-year analysis of the technical, legal, political and economic problems of occupational health and safety (OSH) in the USA. After an extensive summary and introduction, contents are: nature and dimensions of OSH problems; 4 chapters devoted to the...

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Main Author: Ashford, Nicholas Askounes
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Cambridge 1982
MIT Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19203136124910213189-Crisis-in-the-workplace-occupa.htm
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description This book is the report to the Ford Foundation on a 2-year analysis of the technical, legal, political and economic problems of occupational health and safety (OSH) in the USA. After an extensive summary and introduction, contents are: nature and dimensions of OSH problems; 4 chapters devoted to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1970; workmen's compensation; manpower problems in OSH; key activities in the private sector; relevance of Western European and British experience for the USA; agricultural workers; the design of policy. Appendices: text of the Act of 1970; select bibliography on American and foreign experience. Alphabetical index.
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physical 589 p.
Paper
publishDate 1982
publisher Cambridge
MIT Press
spellingShingle Ashford, Nicholas Askounes
agricultural sector
economic implication
European Union
legislation
literature survey
occupational safety and health
report
safety and health organization
safety and health personnel
safety and health training
SME
workers' compensation
Crisis in the workplace : occupational disease and injury
title Crisis in the workplace : occupational disease and injury
topic agricultural sector
economic implication
European Union
legislation
literature survey
occupational safety and health
report
safety and health organization
safety and health personnel
safety and health training
SME
workers' compensation
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19203136124910213189-Crisis-in-the-workplace-occupa.htm