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INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
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Industrial Hygiene - Federal Regulations |
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In the United States, public awareness of occupation-related diseases brought
on the passage of compensation acts for certain civil employees in 1908. In 1911, the
first state compensation laws were passed. By 1948, all states had passed such
legislation. Worker's compensation laws were an important factor in the development of industrial hygiene in the United States. The original compensation laws only covered compensation for accidental injury. Occupational diseases were only included if they could be classified as accidents. Today, in most states, there is some coverage for occupational diseases. Worker's compensation laws made it more profitable to control the environment than to pay for the compensation. |
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