The Way from Dusty Death. Turner & Newall and the regulation of occupational health in the British asbestos industry, 1890s-1970

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Author(s) Bartrip, P W J
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2001
Pages 286pp
Publisher Athlone Press
Place Published London

Topics:

Name Health & safety at work inc legislation & regulation
Name Worker / employee welfare inc working conditions, compensation, etc

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly work exploring the issue from the 1890s, when recognised for the first time that asbestos might create a health hazard, to the establishment of the 1969 Asbestos Regulations but focusing greatly on the impact of regulations from 1931 when first real concerns expressed. Seeks to provide a 'more balanced' view than others, rejecting 'simplistic, universalised arguments that this has been a tragedy with a cast only of villains, dupes and victims'