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1 online resource (252 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-245) and index. |
Summary |
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. |
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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Asbestos -- Physiological effect.
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Asbestos -- Physiological effect. |
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Asbestos. |
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Asbestos abatement -- United States.
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Asbestos abatement. |
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United States. |
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Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Asbestos -- Law and legislation. |
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Asbestos industry -- Employees -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
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Asbestos industry -- Employees -- Health and hygiene. |
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Asbestos industry -- Employees. |
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Asbestos industry -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Asbestos industry -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Asbestos -- adverse effects. |
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Asbestos -- history. |
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Air Pollutants, Occupational -- history. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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Occupational Exposure -- legislation & jurisprudence. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Bartrip, P.W.J. (Peter W.J.). Beyond the factory gates. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2006 0826488366 (DLC) 2007617660 (OCoLC)62133208 |
ISBN |
9781441188182 (electronic book) |
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1441188185 (electronic book) |
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0826488366 |
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9780826488367 |
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