Author : Sue Morrison
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838335636
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (356 download)
Book Synopsis The Silicosis Experience in Scotland by : Sue Morrison
Download or read book The Silicosis Experience in Scotland written by Sue Morrison and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Scotland's experience of silicosis, the oldest occupational disease, during the twentieth century. Four key industries are explored: the stone industries, foundries, building trades and coal mining. Thorough examination of primary sources raises key questions relating to contested knowledge, official recognition of the disease, and the effectiveness of preventative legislation. Integral to these themes was the distinctive nature of Scotland's approach to the silica hazard, where the fragmented and divisive character of both employers' organisations and trade unions was very much in evidence, and where lawyers led campaigns against what they called 'the English disease'. Nonetheless, legislation was introduced and by the 1970s silicosis was largely considered a bygone hazard - but this was not the end of the story. Since the mid-1990s, scientists, medical professionals and trade unions have again turned their attention to silicosis in Scotland. This book will therefore interest not only historians, students and those affected by occupational respiratory disease, but it also contributes to current debates amongst health professionals, legislators and regulators.