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Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard

Autor Geoffrey Tweedale
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mar 2001
Asbestos was once known as the 'magic mineral' because of its ability to withstand flames. Yet since the 1970s, it has become a notorious and feared 'killer dust' that is responsible for thousands of deaths and an epidemic that continues into the new millennium.This is the first comprehensive account of the UK asbestos health problem, which provides an in-depth look at the occupational health experience of one of the world's leading asbestos companies-British asbestos giant, Turner & Newall.Based on a vast company archive recently released in American litigation, 'Magic Mineral to Killer Dust' gives an unprecedented insight into all aspects of the asbestos hazard - dust control, workmen's compensation, government regulation, and the development of medical knowledge. In particular, it looks at the role of industrialists, doctors, factory inspectors, and trades unionists, highlighting the failures in regulation that allowed the commercial development of a material that was known to be lethal since at least 1900.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780199243990
ISBN-10: 0199243999
Pagini: 342
Ilustrații: 2 figures, 1 map, 3 graphs, 23 tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

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The book is a devastating indictment of the cynical lies an evasion, backed by ranks of paid for medics and scientists, that saw generations of T&N workers wiped out.
The story told by Tweedale is usually interesting, often moving and sometimes shocking. There can be little doubt that the author pursues his subject with integrity and has undertaken meticulous research in a difficult area of scholarship.
Tweedale ... his study provides a formidable contribution to the continuing debate on business ethics as well as to the history of the human costs of business success in hazardous industries.
Geoffrey Tweedale's book ... compelling and often chilling.
absorbing, horrifying and sobering ... Geoffrey Tweedale ... has arranged the mountain of material with great skill to produce a well-documented and very readable account.
This is a fascinating and thought-provoking book and a damning indictment of government and big business approaches to occupational health. Given the role that asbestos has played in the maritime induatries, it should be essential reading.

Notă biografică

Geoffrey Tweedale is Reader in the Centre for Business History, Manchester Metropolitan University. From 1983 he worked as a Researcher and Teacher in the History of Business, Technology, and Medicine, and more recently has held the position of Research Fellow at both Manchester and Sheffield universities.