Improvements in Workplace Safety--United States, 1900-1999

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)Division of Reproductive Health.
• Description:
  At the beginning of this century, workers in the United States faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job. Through efforts by individual workers, unions, employers, government agencies, scientists such as Dr. Alice Hamilton, and others, considerable progress has been made in improving these conditions. Despite these successes, much work remains, with the goal for all workers being a productive and safe working life and a retirement free from long-term consequences of occupational disease and injury. Using the limited data available, this report documents large declines in fatal occupational injuries during the 1900s, highlights the mining industry as an example of improvements in worker safety, and discusses new challenges in occupational safety and health.
  
  Includes biographical sketch and portrait of Alice Hamilton.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational / Mortality Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.S. / History History, 20th Century Mining / History National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health / History Occupational Health / History Safety Workplace / History
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 1999; v. 48, no. 22, p.461-469 (9 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  p.461-469 (9 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  22
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107665/cdc_107665_DS1.pdf
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