The Factory Acts in Ireland, 1802-1914 / Desmond Greer and James W. Nicolson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Greer, Desmond S.

Contributor:

• Nicolson, James W.
• Irish Legal History Society.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Labor laws and legislation--Ireland--History--19th century.
• Labor laws and legislation--Ireland--History--20th century.
• Factory laws and legislation--Ireland--History--19th century.
• Factory laws and legislation--Ireland--History--20th century.
• Factory laws and legislation.
• History.
• Labor laws and legislation.
• 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