Workplace Accidents and Early Safety Policies in Spain, 1900-1932

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, workplace accidents came to be perceived as a serious public health problem. Preventive safety policies were implemented in industrialising nations. The impact of these policies, however, has received little attention. This article shows that...

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Autor: Silvestre, Javier
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Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Zaragoza
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