Beyond the factory gates : asbestos and health in twentieth century America / / Peter Bartrip
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| Autore: |
Bartrip P. W. J (Peter W. J.)
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| Titolo: |
Beyond the factory gates : asbestos and health in twentieth century America / / Peter Bartrip
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2006] |
| ©2006 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.179 |
| Soggetto topico: | Asbestos - Physiological aspects |
| Asbestos abatement - United States | |
| Asbestos - Law and legislation - United States | |
| Asbestos industry - Employees - Health and hygiene - United States | |
| Asbestos industry - Employees - Legal status, laws, etc - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [164]-245) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Emergent Knowledge; Chapter 2 Minimum Requirements; Chapter 3 Inspecting the Shipyards; Chapter 4 Fleischer, Viles, Gade and Drinker; Chapter 5 Cursory Measures?; Chapter 6 The 1950s and Beyond; Chapter 7 Asbestos and Cancer; Chapter 8 Irving J. Selikoff and the International Association; Chapter 9 New York and Beyond; Chapter 10 Proscription or Precautions?; Chapter 11 OSHA and the Asbestos Standard; Chapter 12 All at Sea?; Chapter 13 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Beyond the Factory Gates examines the issue of asbestos and health in the USA between the early 1900's to the mid-1970s. Areas covered include the emergence of medical concern about the three fatal diseases related to asbestos (asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma); the actions of the US Navy (the main consumer of asbestos-based insulation products); the response of the federal government before and after enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970; and the roles of organized labour and the asbestos industry.The book provides an important insight into occupational health an |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Beyond the factory gates |
| ISBN: | 1-283-20754-0 |
| 9786613207548 | |
| 1-4411-8818-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817750903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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