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  2. Factories Act 1961 - Wikipedia

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    An Act to consolidate the Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, and certain other enactments relating to the safety, health and welfare of employed persons. Citation: 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 34: Introduced by: David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir, Lord Chancellor, 28 March 1961 [1] Territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland [2] Dates; Royal assent ...

  3. Factory Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Factories Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 34) consolidated the 1937 and 1959 acts. As of 2008, the Factories Act 1961 is substantially still in force, though workplace health and safety is principally governed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) and regulations made under it.

  4. Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 - Wikipedia

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    The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.At the time of its passage, the Act was intended to extend the protection of workplace health, safety and welfare under the Factories Act 1961 to other employees in Great Britain.

  5. File:Factories Act 1961 (UKPGA Eliz2-9-10-34).pdf - Wikipedia

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  6. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

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    The regulations implemented European Union directive 89/654/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and repealed and superseded much of the Factories Act 1961 and Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963. [2] Since 31 December 1995, all new and existing workplaces have had to comply with these regulations. [3]

  7. List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1961

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    An Act to make provision for the transfer to the United States of Brazil of the registered office of Shell Brazil Limited for the purpose of enabling that company to assume Brazilian nationality, for the cesser of application to that company of provisions of the Companies Act, 1948, consequent upon such assumption; and for other purposes ...

  8. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Blair Mountain, August 25, 1921 – September 2, 1921, was the largest labor uprising in United States history. The conflict occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, as part of the Coal Wars, a series of early-20th-century labor disputes in Appalachia.

  9. Technological and industrial history of the United States

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    Cut off from Europe by the embargo and the British blockade in the War of 1812 (1807–15), entrepreneurs opened factories in the Northeastern United States that set the stage for rapid industrialization modeled on British innovations. From its emergence as an independent nation, the United States has encouraged science and innovation.