Miners' Lung: a History of Dust Disease in British Coal Mining |
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| Editor:
| McIvor, Arthur J.
Johnston, Ronald |
| Series title: | Studies in Labour History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-10421-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $269.90 |
Book Description:
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Arthur McIvor and Ronald Johnston explore the experience of coal miners' lung diseases and the attempts at voluntary and legal control of dusty conditions in British mining from the late nineteenth century to the present. The book addresses the important issues of occupational health and safety within the mining industry; issues that have been severely neglected in studies of health and safety in general.
Arthur McIvor and Ronald Johnston explore the experience of coal miners' lung diseases and the attempts at voluntary and legal control of dusty conditions in British mining from the late nineteenth century to the present. The book addresses the important issues of occupational health and safety within the mining industry; issues that have been severely neglected in studies of health and safety in general.