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Discusses court decisions related to labor in the United States. Provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Functions of job stewards; Picketing of owner-operators of trucks; Industrial safety.

Presents highlights of the 58th International Labor Conference held in June 1973 in Geneva, Switzerland. Discussion on workers' rights to paid educational leave and on standards to be developed to protect workers exposed to occupational cancer hazards; Adoption of conventions and recommendations on child labor and dockworking.

The article offers a look at the prevalence of industrial accidents in the U.S. in 1922. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes an annual record of industrial accidents, based on reports issued by each state. The article attempts to classify industrial accidents according to severity. Some of the states have reported only the total number of fatal and nonfatal accidents while other states published only the compensable accidents. A table showing the number of industrial accidents across the country is presented.

Discusses the role of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the inspection and enforcement of job safety and health in the workplace. History of the agency; Congressional authority of OSHA; Employee rights; Employer rights; Development of special programs that target health hazards.

Describes how the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has developed its judiciary role in the effort to achieve job safety and health. Background on the agency; Limits to what the Commission can do; Power to impose and limit penalties; Issue of public interest.

Examines the role of the U.S. federal government in job safety and health. Enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; History of Federal-State cooperation; Criteria for an approvable State plan; Characteristics of the kinds of plans the States have produced; Integration of the program.

Reports on developments in industrial relations in the U.S., current as of March 1973. Phase 3 testing of the anti-inflation program of U.S. President Richard Nixon; Settlement of bias claims lawsuit filed against AT&T Corp. by victims of racial and sex discrimination; Non-extension of deadline for States to obtain Federal approval of their job safety programs. INSET: Hourly Earnings Index.

Presents summaries of researches in budgets and labor in the United States as of June 1972. Updating of family budgets to autumn 1971; Work injuries in atomic energy establishments; Medical care prices since Medicare.

The article discusses research being done the causes of accidents in foundries. It references to a study by H. A. Rowland published in the September 1925 issue of the journal "Safety Engineering." Some of the minor accidents occurring in malleable-iron foundries in 1924 include burns, bruises, lacerations, an eye injuries. Foundries that make heavier product would show a bigger percentage of accidents due to sprains. Among the equipment that can cause accidents in the foundry include drop hammers, grinding wheels, and cranes.

The article offers information on a conference on industrial accident statistics which was held in the office of the U.S. Commissioner of Labor Statistics on December 3 and 4, 1923. The conference was designed to urge State accident commissions and labor departments to secure their man-hour exposure records, which are necessary for compiling accident rates for hazardous industries. A list of the industries that state industrial commissions and labor departments should include in their compilation of accident rate is presented.

Highlights results of a survey conducted by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on occupational injuries and illnesses. Lost work days; Industry with low rate of fatalities; Mortality in the private nonfarm sector.

The article focuses on an order to enforce strict regulations in all factories using lead or its poisonous compounds issued by the governor of Western Australia in 1925. The governor is acting under the Factories and Shops Act of 1920. The order entails the provision and maintenance of a lavatory adequate in size and equipment and is supplied with hot and cold water, clean towels, and soap. Employers must provide appropriate overalls, head coverings, and respirators. Furthermore, each employee must be examined by the commissioner of public health or some other medical practitioner.

The article presents the compensation reports of workers in Massachusetts and South Dakota for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922. In Massachusetts, there were 131,611 industrial injuries reported to the Department of Industrial Accidents. Out of the 51,105 tabulatable injuries reported, only 46,407 were insured cases, while 62 noninsured cases were identified out of the 306 fatal accidents. In South Dakota, the number of accidents reported during the year was 3,473, an increase of 191 over the previous year.

Discusses the need for reconsidering the scope of workmen's compensation in the United States due to the potential of technology and progress to generate hazards. Compensation for mental or emotional disorder arising from and in the course of employment; Necessity of eliminating mental and emotional job hazards because they increase production costs; Physical job hazards eliminated through cooperative action of medicine and engineering.

Reports on the percentage of workers who experience a job-related injury of illness in the U.S. in 1972. Preliminary recordable occupational injury and illness rates by industry; Incidence rates of workplace injury; Policy implications on industrial relations.

The article focuses on the report of the Finnish Central Statistical Bureau regarding industrial accidents in Finland in 1921. According to the statistics related to industrial accidents in the country, there were 13, 024 accidents of workers in 1921 which occurred insured business enterprises and in State employment. In private business enterprises, the number of accidents per 1,000 workers was 57.6, while the State's employ 15.9. A chart is presented that shows the distribution of industrial accidents in Finland in 1921.

The article reports on fatal industrial accidents in New York in May 1924. There were 130 accidents reported to the New York State Department of Labor in May 1924, according to a press release from the industrial commissioner of that State. Of these 127 happened to men and 3 to women. The ages of the persons who perished ranged from 16 to 82 years. The May record is the lowest since October 1923, with the exception of February 1924, in which 121 industrial fatalities were reported, when these tabulations were begun.