■ Summarize key developments relating to workplace safety and health prior to the Industrial Revo... more ■ Summarize key developments relating to workplace safety and health prior to the Industrial Revolution ■ List the most important milestones in the safety movement ■ Explain how workplace tragedies have changed the safety movement ■ Describe the role of organized labor in the safety movement ■ Describe the roles specific health problems have played in the safety movement ■ Explain how safety and health standards apply to more than just manufacturing ■ Describe the development of accident prevention programs as part of the safety movement ■ Describe the safety and health movement today ■ Explain the integrated approach to safety and health ■ Describe how new materials, new processes, and new problems are affecting the safety and health movement today ■ Summarize the rapid growth that has occurred in the safety and health profession ■ Explain how the movement of manufacturing jobs overseas has affected the accident rate in the United States The safety movement in the United States has developed steadily since the early 1900s. In that time period, industrial accidents were commonplace in this country; for example , in 1907, more than 3,200 people were killed in mining accidents. Legislation, precedent, and public opinion all favored management. There were few protections for workers' safety.
■ Summarize key developments relating to workplace safety and health prior to the Industrial Revo... more ■ Summarize key developments relating to workplace safety and health prior to the Industrial Revolution ■ List the most important milestones in the safety movement ■ Explain how workplace tragedies have changed the safety movement ■ Describe the role of organized labor in the safety movement ■ Describe the roles specific health problems have played in the safety movement ■ Explain how safety and health standards apply to more than just manufacturing ■ Describe the development of accident prevention programs as part of the safety movement ■ Describe the safety and health movement today ■ Explain the integrated approach to safety and health ■ Describe how new materials, new processes, and new problems are affecting the safety and health movement today ■ Summarize the rapid growth that has occurred in the safety and health profession ■ Explain how the movement of manufacturing jobs overseas has affected the accident rate in the United States The safety movement in the United States has developed steadily since the early 1900s. In that time period, industrial accidents were commonplace in this country; for example , in 1907, more than 3,200 people were killed in mining accidents. Legislation, precedent, and public opinion all favored management. There were few protections for workers' safety.
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