New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) Records 1971-2005

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New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) Records 1971-2005

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The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) was founded in 1976 to advocate for safe and healthy workplaces. NYCOSH bases much of its advocacy on the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and has helped spearhead successful efforts to preserve the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The collection includes minutes of membership, steering committee, health and technical committee, personnel committee, political education committee and workers' compensation committee meetings, general correspondence, requests for assistance, membership records, course materials, publicity flyers, fact sheets, newsletters, fund raising materials, pamphlets, lobbying materials, and educational materials. NOTE: This collection is housed offsite and advance notice is required for use.

57.75 linear feet; (59 boxes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health

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United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Shufro, Joel A., 1943-

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