Administering Danger in the Workplace : The Law and Politics of Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in Ontario 1850-1914 /

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For Ontario workers during the industrial revolution the workplace was often an environment of terrible danger. Injuries and illness from unsafe working conditions were commonplace. Over time these conditions spurred efforts for reform from activists, legislators, and the courts. But change was slow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tucker, Eric (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
Factory laws and legislation > Ontario > History.
Industrial hygiene > Law and legislation > Ontario > History.
Industrial safety > Law and legislation > Ontario > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • ADMINISTERING DANGER IN THE WORKPLACE
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Paying the 'Butcher Bill': Industrialization and Workers' Health
  • 3. Courting Risk: The Establishment of Market Regulation
  • 4. The Politics of Ontario's Factory Legislation: Part 1
  • 5. The Politics of Ontario's Factory Legislation: Part n
  • 6. The Implementation of Ontario's Factory Legislation 1886-1900
  • 7. Factory Regulation in the Second Industrial Revolution
  • 8. Conclusion
  • APPENDIX A
  • APPENDIX B
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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