Before the advent of occupational safety laws, who or what did industrial employers blame for the poor health of their workers in the early twentieth century?

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Beau Garrison

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31 January, 18:54

Before the advent of occupational safety laws, who or what did industrial employers blame for the poor health of their workers in the early twentieth century?

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Emerson English · Answer 1

Before the advent of occupational safety laws, which are aimed at ensuring workers' safety in their working environments, in the early twentieth century, industrial employers blamed the poor health of the workers on the workers themselves: the workers were blamed for either being alcoholic, or not taking good care of their hygiene on individual levels.