Origins of disaster management
The British mine rescue system, c. 1900 to c. 1930
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8418384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Singleton (0000-0002-9286-5559, Sheffield Hallam University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 983-1004 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2020.1856078 |
| OpenAlex | W3117207522 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Disaster management is a neglected area of British business history. Industrial disasters led to significant loss of life and imposed considerable costs on firms involved. This article examines the emergence of a network of mine rescue stations across UK coalfields in the early twentieth century, making use of previously overlooked records of mine rescue station boards. Pioneering mine rescue stations were established in Yorkshire at coalowners’ initiative in 1901 and 1902, a few years before provision of rescue stations and breathing apparatus became mandatory. As well as rescue operations, these facilities were used to put out colliery fires and restore damaged mines. The involvement of coalowners in mine rescue also signalled that the industry was interested in miner safety at a time of growing unrest. The article concludes that there is scope for much more research into the early years of disaster management in the mines and in other industries
Archaeology · Business · Coal · Coal mining · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Forensic engineering · Geography · Political science · Scope (computer science · Unrest · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · History · Law · Occupational Health and Safety Research
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |