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Items include copies of various articles on Bay State Smelting Company's health violations, workers lead poisoning, and pollution of Somerville neighborhood. Articles describe the company's, owned by Gerald Sack, repeat violations and accounts from former employee Gabriel Garcia. Articles also discuss OSHA's early history and standards and regulations.
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Articles
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document
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3j33bd161
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document
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normalized
title
Articles
description
Items include copies of various articles on Bay State Smelting Company's health violations, workers lead poisoning, and pollution of Somerville neighborhood. Articles describe the company's, owned by Gerald Sack, repeat violations and accounts from former employee Gabriel Garcia. Articles also discuss OSHA's early history and standards and regulations.
date
["1980–1995"]
year
1980
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
This work is in the public domain under a Creative Commons No Rights Reserved License (CC0).
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
BSS_001
institution
Somerville Public Library
collections
Bay State Smelting Company Collection, 1939-1994
subjects
Smelters
Lead industry
Poisons
Labor laws & legislation
Employee rights
Pollution
Labor unions
Administrative agencies
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
Massachusetts. Division of Occupational Hygiene
subjectsGeographic
Massachusetts
Middlesex (county)
North and Central America
Somerville
United States
genreBasic
Prints
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Clippings
Cartoons (Commentary)
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Text
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United States
state
Massachusetts
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Middlesex
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Somerville
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1
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29 items
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yes
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42.3833
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-71.1
notes
Title from item.
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3j33bd161
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document
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