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The National Safety Council (NSC) is a nonprofit, public service organization advancing health and safety in the United States. Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, NSC is a member organization, founded in 1913 and granted a congressional charter in 1953. Members include more than 55,000 businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups, and individuals. The group … Read more

In the United States, early home care was limited, despite Florence Nightingale’s definition of a district nurse as a “health missionary.” Moreover, it developed entirely in local and individual units, separate and almost completely unaware of each other. It was not until 1912 that these local associations entered national consciousness with the creation of the … Read more

The History of Industrial Nursing and How It Affects The Workforce Today Industrial nurses are nurses who work in factories, mines, and other commercial enterprises. The first industrial nurses registry was established by the Boston Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1913. The registry was created to provide a means of identifying qualified nurses for … Read more

Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that covers employees injured or made ill by their work. The first U.S. worker’s compensation laws were enacted in 1911, but the system as we know it today was not established until the 1930s. The system’s origins can be traced back to 1885, when a landmark report by … Read more

About the American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a US-based engineering society that was formed over 100 years ago. The main goal behind the organization was to allow engineers to work together and share ideas, collaborate on projects and design standards for the progress of engineering. The ASME … Read more

Alice Hamilton was a trailblazing female doctor who contributed immensely to the study of occupational diseases and founded the first industrial hygiene department in the United States. Born in 1862, Alice Hamilton studied medicine at Cornell University. She graduated with an MD degree in 1894. Alice was among the first generation of women doctors, which … Read more

In 1907, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania became the epicenter of the country’s first significant survey of industrial life. The Russell Sage Foundation sponsored the work of approximately 70 investigators including young lawyer Crystal Eastman, artist Joseph Stella, and photographer Lewis Hine. They researched, interviewed, and depicted the industrial and social conditions of Pittsburgh. The largest undertaking of … Read more

Maryland legislature was the first to adopt a compensation law in 1902 that guaranteed benefits to injured workers in several hazardous industries. The law covered miners, steam and street railway workers, and workers and contractors on municipal public works projects. However, because the legislation gave the insurance commissioner judicial powers and deprived injured workers of … Read more