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INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
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Industrial Hygiene - Federal Regulations |
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Investigations into health conditions in industry were begun by state and
Federal agencies in the early 1900's. The U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Bureau
of Mines were the first Federal agencies to conduct exploratory studies in the mining and
steel industries. The first state industrial hygiene programs were established in 1913 in
the New York Department of Labor and by the Ohio Department of Health. By 1933, federal employee health services were offered by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Atomic Energy Commission all followed within ten years. Concern for worker safety and health has become international. The establishment of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) has given the world common goals. |
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