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The Factory Acts in Ireland, 1802-1914 / Desmond Greer and James W. Nicolson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greer, Desmond S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor laws and legislation--Ireland--History--19th century.
- Labor laws and legislation.
- Labor laws and legislation--Ireland--History--20th century.
- Factory laws and legislation--Ireland--History--19th century.
- Factory laws and legislation.
- Factory laws and legislation--Ireland--History--20th century.
- History.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press in association with the Irish Legal History Society, [2003]
- Contents:
- Part I The General Development of the Law and its Administration
- 1 Laying the foundations: 1802-40 1
- The state of Irish industry in 1800 1
- The Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802 3
- The Factory Act 1833 8
- The impact of the 1833 act in Ireland 18
- 2 Broadening the ambit of inspection: 1840-75 29
- The Factory Act 1844 31
- The 1844 act in Ireland 39
- Extending the scope of the Acts
- 1. Textile-related factories 42
- 2. Non-textile factories 45
- 4. Textile factories 51
- The impact of extension in Ireland 55
- 3 Consolidation and refinement: 1875-1914 60
- The review of factory and workshop law in 1875-76 60
- The factory and workshop acts, 1878-1914 67
- 1. The protection of health 68
- 2. The preservation of life and limb 69
- 3. The hours of employment 71
- 4. Women's workshops and domestic workshops 74
- 5. The fair payment of wages 75
- 6. Concluding observations 76
- The factory inspectorate, 1878-1914 77
- The factory inspectorate in Ireland, 1878-1914 83
- 4 The special role of the lady inspectors, 1893-1914 96
- The administrative 'adventure' 96
- The role of the lady inspectors 102
- The lady inspectors in Ireland 106
- Two particular concerns
- 1. Employment and welfare of children 113
- 2. Women returning to work after childbirth 118
- Envoi 121
- Part II The Linen Industry
- 5 The safety of linen workers 123
- The development of the law prior to 1878 123
- The development of the law, 1878-1914 131
- The general operation of the safety provisions in Ireland 133
- Accidents in scutch mills 142
- Accidents caused by flying shuttles 152
- 6 The health of linen workers 158
- The general development of the law 158
- Alleviating the danger to health caused by excessive dust 165
- 1. Scutch mills 166
- 2. The preparation rooms of flax spinning mills 169
- Reducing exposure to excessive humidity 175
- 7 The fair payment of wages 191
- Truck 193
- The 'particulars' clause 207
- Fines and deductions 212
- The issues reviewed 220
- Part III Other Trades and Industries
- 8 The regulation of men's employment 227
- Shipbuilding 227
- Dock labour 236
- Steam boiler operatives 242
- 9 Miscellaneous small trades and industries 255
- Bakehouses 255
- Creameries 264
- Aerated water works 272
- Lucifer match works 277
- Convent laundries 284
- Part IV Enforcing the Law
- 10 The prosecution of offences 298
- Inaugurating the new regulatory system 299
- The process of formalisation, 1844-1878 301
- Prosecutions in Ireland under the 1844 act 305
- Magisterial shortcomings, 1878-1914 311
- Three case studies 322
- Snape v. Young 323
- Snape v. Alexander et al. 327
- Paterson v. Donegal Fish Curing Co. 330
- 11 Civil proceedings 336
- The early history of employers' liability 336
- The attempt to find a common law solution 342
- 1. Employers' liability 344
- 2. Breach of statutory duty 353
- Workmen's compensation 358
- The workmen's compensation acts in Ireland 368.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-415) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1851825835
- OCLC:
- 44933402
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