HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND …..a brief overview of the history of develop-ment of the profession of occupational health into what is now called “industrial hygiene”.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH [Abbreviated History] ~400 BC, Hippocrates observed miners & recognized lead toxicity 100 AD, Pliny the Elder published an encyclopaedia; proposed use of bladder for respirator 200, Galen described lead pathology 1473, Ellenborg published on occupational diseases, some prevention advice

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH [Abbreviated History] 1556, Agricola described miners’ diseases 1770, Ramazzini, “father of industrial medicine”; accurate descriptions of disease 1800’s, Thackrah studied prevention of disease in industrialized England 1837, first article on occupational disease in the United States (Thackrah’s work) 1900’s – Dr. Alice Hamilton, investigated many dangerous occupations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH [Abbreviated History] 1910-15, formation of USDOL, USBM, state departments 1914, USPHS (predecessor of NIOSH) 1932-4, deaths from silicosis ==>A.H.F. 1939, formation of American Industrial Hygiene Association 1959, definition of “industrial hygiene”

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH [Current Situation] the alphabet soup of industrial hygiene: AIHA, ACGIH, ABIH approximately 18,000 industrial hygienists approximately 8,000 CIHs currently “where the action is” among the safety sciences

Role of Industrial Hygienist May be specialized in sub-disciplines Their work may overlap with other professionals What is their task focus?