History of Occupational Safety and Health

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is an organization that was established to promote and advance the safety profession. The BCSP was founded in 1969 and is responsible for setting the standards for safety certification, as well as providing a range of resources and support to safety professionals. The BCSP was created in response … Read more

The Mine Safety and Health Act became law in December 1969 when President Richard Nixon signed it. The act, which was the result of many years of advocacy by labor unions and safety advocates, was a significant milestone in the history of mine safety in the United States. The Mine Safety and Health Act was … Read more

In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a speech in which he called for the passage of a federal occupational safety and health law. The speech marked the beginning of a long and contentious debate over the need for a federal law to protect workers from the hazards of the workplace. In his speech, President … Read more

In 1969, the National Research Council published a document entitled Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society. The document, prepared by a committee of experts in medicine, engineering, and public health, was a comprehensive analysis of the problem of accidental death and disability in the United States. The document, which was based … Read more

In response to the growing understanding of injury prevention’s critical importance and a requirement for trained professionals, in 1964, eleven U.S public health schools created specialized training programs that the U.S. Public Health Service sponsored. At the time, injuries were one of the most common causes of death and disability in America. Therefore, research was … Read more

In 1964, Haddon, Suchman, and Klein revolutionized the world of accident prevention with their seminal work Accident Research: Methods and Approaches. Published by the National Academy of Sciences, this document was a breakthrough in knowledge regarding how accidents occur and what can be done to prevent them from happening again. The publication provided essential insight … Read more

Established in 1970, Elsevier’s Journal of Safety Research (JSR) is the premier publication for groundbreaking research regarding avoiding accidents and injuries. Over time, JSR has become an indispensable platform for disseminating knowledge on safety and health-related subjects. The Journal of Safety Research was created to disseminate groundbreaking research on accident prevention and safety. Its founders … Read more

A momentous event for worker safety in the United States, Congress passed the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act in 1969. This act was a significant move forward as it greatly expanded federal government regulation of coal mine safety to protect miners’ health and well-being. The Coal Mine Health and Safety Act profoundly changed the … Read more