Compensating the Workers: Industrial Injury and Compensation in the British Asbestos Industry, 1930s-60s

Geoffrey Tweedale and David Jeremy

Business History, 1999, vol. 41, issue 2, 102-120

Abstract: In 1931 the British government introduced pioneering legislation to combat occupational disease in the asbestos industry. A key feature was an Asbestosis Scheme for compensating workers for industrial injury and death. This article examines the implementation of the Scheme at Turner & Newall, the leading UK asbestos producer. The evidence reveals an inequitable system of compensation, especially when compared to the company's generosity to its shareholders. Deficiencies in British compensation law, the weaknesses of regulatory forces, and the company's policy of minimising the extent of asbestos disease are held responsible.

Date: 1999
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