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Autore: | Bartrip P. W. J (Peter W. J.) |
Titolo: | Beyond the factory gates : asbestos and health in twentieth century America / / Peter Bartrip |
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 | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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.: | 9910461420303321 |
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