04938nam 2200685Ia 450 991080937190332120200520144314.01-136-25262-21-315-00736-3(CKB)1000000000003985(EBL)1356250(SSID)ssj0000280752(PQKBManifestationID)11206254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280752(PQKBWorkID)10299587(PQKB)10579800(MiAaPQ)EBC1356250(Au-PeEL)EBL1356250(CaPaEBR)ebr10017197(CaONFJC)MIL512415(OCoLC)864414233(EXLCZ)99100000000000398519851104e20001964 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndustrial injuries insurance an examination of British policy /by A. F. Young1st ed.London Routledge20001 online resource (189 p.)International library of sociology. Sociology of work and organization ;v. 3Cover title : Industrial injuries insurance.Originally published : London : Routledge & K. Paul, 1964.Includes index.0-415-86848-3 0-415-17677-8 Cover; The International Library of Sociology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES; 1. AN EXAMINATION OF BRITISH FACTORY ACCIDENTS; The numbers.; Distribution by industry; by age; the problems of old age; youth; by sex; by geography; Factory size and its effect on accidents; The site of the injury; The timing of accidents; Causes of accidents; the human factor; accident-proneness; 2. INDUSTRIAL DISEASES; Pneumoconiosis and byssinosis: 1956 Survey of the pottery industryAmount of notifiable industrial disease3. ACCIDENT PREVENTION; State effort; the factory inspectorate; medical factory inspector; Voluntary effort; first aid; accident services; safety promotion; training for safety; safety committee; PART TWO: STATUTORY SYSTEM OF CASH BENEFIT FOR INDUSTRIAL INJURY AND DISEASE; 4. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS, 1897 ONWARDS; After 1897; coverage of personnel; family allowances; diseases; private insurance; 5. WEAKNESSES OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION; The workers' grievances; weekly payment; the lump sum; review of the case; disputes; General criticismsmalingeringcosts of compensation; rehabilitation and resettlement; 6. PROPOSALS TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM; The Beveridge proposals 1942; The Government proposals 1944; 7. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) ACT, 1946; Types of benefit; injury benefit; disablement benefit; additional benefits; the gratuity; death benefit; Administrative procedure; 8. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE 1946 SCHEME'S OPERATION; The benefits; injury; disablement; gratuities; additional benefits; importance of the special hardship allowance; Workers' compensation cases; Pneumoconiosis; Death benefitsGeneral financial provisionsAppeals' tribunals; medical; non-medical; Administration; avoiding mistakes of the past; employers' responsibility; average wage theory; lump sum; unfairness in medical assessment; litigation; malingering; costs of administration; Beveridge principle of 'all in together': anomaly of Class II contributor; 'Funded' scheme; PART THREE: ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES; 9. THE COMMON LAW; Safe place of work; Safe system of working; Competent personnel; Defences: accident inevitable; trespasser; beyond scope of his authority; contributory negligence; 10. STATUTORY DUTIES11. REJECTED THEORIESCommon employment; Volenti non fit injuria; Delegation; Election; Contracting out; 12. THE GENERAL POSITION SINCE 1948 - A SOCIAL ASSESSMENT; The purpose of damages; The problem of the diminution of damages; The alleged increase in the number of cases brought to Court; THE ISSUES; Safety and the financial incentive; Benefit - a separate national insurance scheme?; The blameworthy - is civil action the proper method?; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXFirst published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.International library of sociology.Sociology of work and organization ;v. 3.Employers' liabilityGreat BritainLabor laws and legislationGreat BritainIndustrial accidentsGreat BritainEmployers' liabilityLabor laws and legislationIndustrial accidents344.021Young A. F(Agnes Freda)1605042MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809371903321Industrial injuries insurance3930073UNINA