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Major Topics
Developments before the Industrial Revolution.
Milestones in the safety movement.
Tragedies that have changed the safety
movement.
Role of organized labor.
Development of accident prevention programs.
Development of Safety Organizations.
Safety and Health Movement Today.
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Causes of Improvement in
Workplace Safety
Improvements in safety have been the result
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hamurabi (Babylonian king in
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efficiency in manufacturing.
His purpose was to identify the impact of
various factors on efficiency, productivity, and
profitability.
He drew the connection between lost
personnel time and management policies and
procedures.
This connection between safety and
management represented a major step
towards broad-based safety consciousness.
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Summary
A milestone in safety is the passage of OSHA in 1970.
Labor unions have worked to overturn anti labor laws
inhibiting safety.
Health problems in the workplace include lung disease
in miners, and lung cancer tied to asbestos.
The asbestos menace, and Bhopal disaster have
changed the face of the safety movement.
Accident prevention techniques include fail safe
designs, lockout, PPE, redundancy and timed
replacements.
A leading safety organization is the American Society
of Safety Engineers.
A safety team may include a safety engineer, nurse,
and dietician.
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