Safety and Health on the Job as a Class Issue
The Workers' Health Bureau of America in the 1920s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10488803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Rosner (0000-0002-0127-6987, Baruch College, corresponding author), Gerald Markowitz (Baruch College) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 466-482 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8237 • E-ISSN: 1943-2801 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/003682378404800407 |
| PMID | 11618094 |
| OpenAlex | W17725924 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
PASSAGE OF THE 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was a major victory for American labor and spurred the organization of dozens of coalitions uniting workers and community activists in Committees on Occupational Safety and Health (COSH). These innovative outgrowths of the post-OSHA era support worker grievances and often provide unions with technical advice about dangers at the workplace. Significantly, this interest in struggling for reform of working conditions is not new, for movements concerned with worker safety and health can be traced to at least the turn of the century. One such group, the Workers' Health Bureau of America (1921-1928), resembles present-day COSH groups in its effort to unite professionals, activists and labor. Over an eight-year period the Bureau successfully organized tens of thousands of workers around health and safety issues. The achievements of the Workers' Health Bureau should be
Business · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Victory · Law · Occupational Health and Safety Research
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2006 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |