The cotton dust papers. Science, politics, and power in the discovery of byssinosis in the U.S.
"In June 1978, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor promulgated a cotton dust standard (43 FR 27351) to protect cotton textile workers from the respiratory disease byssinosis (or "brown lung"). At that time, OSHA suggested that at le...
Main Authors: | Levenstein, Charles, Delaurier, Gregory F. |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Amityville
2001
Baywood |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19295223124910134059-The-cotton-dust-papers.-Scienc.htm |
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