ILGWU. Health and Safety Department records, 1953-1995.

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ILGWU. Health and Safety Department records, 1953-1995.

Arranged alphabetically by name, the company files document the Health and Safety Department's participation in the investigation and improvement of conditions in workplaces around the country, including correspondence, memoranda, and reports on shops. The Health and Safety Department also maintains several subseries of subject files: one was on workplace hazards; these are arranged alphabetically by industry. A second was a general subject file that included topics relating to the routine business and research of the department; these are arranged alphabetically by topic. The third is constituted of the health and safety organizations of other unions, as well as unions outside of the United States. The final series contains training materials, including files pertaining to specific trainings, files of handouts on specific workplace hazards, and files of graphics and originals used in the production of the department's training materials and publications.

16 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7600807

Cornell University Library

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