History of Occupational Safety and Health

The De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (in English: Dissertation on Workers’ Diseases) is the first book written specifically about occupational diseases and work-related risk prevention. The book was written by Bernardino Ramazzini (1633 – 1714), an Italian physician from Modena. Ramazzini wrote the book in 1700, and a second edition was printed in 1713. Ramazzini attended … Read more

1700 – Bernardino Ramazzini, widely considered the “father of industrial medicine,” publishes his first book on occupational diseases, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (The Diseases of Workmen). 1864 – North America’s first accident insurance policy is issued. 1867 – Phillipa Flowerday is hired by the firm of J. & J. Colman in Norwich, Great Britain. Her employment … Read more