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Industrial accidents

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Images from the collections

Images about Industrial accidents

45 images from works
  • A man with an injured back after lifting a crate of heavy metal bolts; with diagrams of the approved and disapproved methods of lifting. Colour lithograph after K-S.
  • A frayed steel cable with dangerous, jagged projections. Colour lithograph after Pat Keely, 1945.
  • Explosion of an industrial oxygen container in a factory, causing death: before filling the reservoir of a gas motor, either nitrogen or carbon monoxide should have been used first. Colour lithograph, 192-.
  • A foolish man playing with compressed air apparatus. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
  • Dangerous situations in factories: six scenes. Colour lithograph after Sompek, 1929.
  • A man wearing a patch over his left eye, as a result of not wearing protective goggles. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
  • Dangerous situations in factories: six scenes. Colour lithograph after Sompek, 1929.
  • The danger of leaving a hammer on top of a step-ladder. Colour lithograph.
  • A careless lathe operator getting his tie caught in the lathe. Colour lithograph after P. Mendoza, 1943.
  • A man in protective costume, while doing dangerous work, uses a canvas screen to protect others from risk. Colour lithograph after Ludwig, 1950.
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Works from the collections

134 works

    • Ephemera

    First ais for health & safety training budgets : 25% savings / Training Direct.

    | Date: [1996]
    • Ephemera

    Health and safety in small firms : discussion document / Health & Safety Commission.

    | Date: 1995
    • Ephemera

    Don't wait.. .. until an inspector calls : essential facts for small businesses and the self-employed / Health & Safety Commission.

    | Date: 1992
    • Ephemera

    Guidance to employers whose employees are not members of recognised independent trade unions : Safety Committees / Health & Safety Commission.

    | Date: 1990
    • Ephemera

    Is your organisation doing harm : are you prepared for the new lifting and manual handling regulations? / Osteopaths for Industry Ltd.

    | Date: [1994?]
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Related topics

Industrial safety
Austria
Occupational Health
Hand - Wounds and injuries
Ladders
Eye Injuries
Therapeutics, Surgical
Mills and mill-work
Milling machinery
Arm - Amputation

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