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In the 1970's the Health & Safety in the U.S. became a big problem. There were no laws or regulations on what was being sold to the public.

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Health and Safety in the United States in the 1970

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Upton Sinclair wrote a novel on how there was a lack of safety and sanitation. This brought attention to the lack of safety for the employees in the meat packing industry. Once Upton Sinclair made/wrote the novel started to make Americans wonder what was going into the meat that they were eating. In 1906 After president Theodore Roosevelt acted to pass the meat inspection act, he then signed the pure food and drug act. The regulations banned the sale of impure foods and medicines.

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Alice Hamilton was a doctor and she was starting to notice how the workers were getting weaker and sometimes they would die because of lead poisoning. After this she was working with the people to teach the factory owners how to keep their factories safe and clean.

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Lillian Wald thought it was a good idea to have nurses in the schools, this was so that they could take care of the sick children. This was taking place in New York City.

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The problem today in the United States is the illnesses and injuries in the working areas.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as the employees, safety professionals, unions, and advocated all contributed to the significant reduction in the workers death.

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The OSHA is an administration that was trying to help decrease the amount of injures and deaths in the work industries. There was a 3.7% decrease in injuries and deaths in 2022. Getting the Proper training was also a big help because it was showing the employees to recognze the hazards and understanding the safety procedures, and to take the appropriate actions to protect themselves and others.

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The connection between both problems is that they are both getting illnesses in these working environments. The Reformers back then and now is that the Reformers were all trying to create a safer environment for the workers. The solutions were connected because the programs were created to help the workers with having a safer environment.

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Health and Safety Article (from the classroom)

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/safety-health#:~:text=OSHA%20also%20administers%20the%20Whistleblower%20Protection%20program%2C,injuries%2C%20safety%20concerns%2C%20or%20other%20protected%20activity.

https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats#:~:text=OSHA%20is%20Making%20a%20Difference%20*%20In,1972%20to%202.4%20per%20100%20in%202023.

https://www.osha.gov/workplace-violence#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics,740%20fatalities%20were%20due%20to%20violent%20acts.

https://www.assp.org/news-and-articles/the-current-state-of-occupational-safety-and-health-our-perspective

https://www.ehstoday.com/osha-enforcement/article/55269639/what-changes-will-happen-with-osha