Home-based Work in Victorian Britain: Insights for Contemporary Occupational Health and Safety

The book explores the health and safety concerns of home-based work in the Victorian era, using historical case studies and academic literature to draw parallels between the past and present. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics, and practitioners in occupational health and safety, occupational science, labor history, and human resource management.

Format: Hardback
Length: 90 pages
Publication date: 12 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Home-based work has surged in recent decades, driven by policies implemented to combat the spread of COVID-19. This rapid transition has created a labor market in flux, but concerns regarding occupational health and safety have received limited attention. This book delves into the historical context of home-based work, drawing from case studies in Victorian Britain. It explores resurfacing health and safety concerns that have shaped the home-based working experience throughout history. Anchored by family research case studies, the book presents documents and newspaper accounts detailing the diverse experiences of three real individuals who lived and worked from their homes in the Victorian era. Supported by academic and popular literature on work and policy during that time, the book examines changing worldviews and social contexts that influenced occupational health and safety. It critiques the outcomes of policies aimed at addressing these risks. The case study experiences serve as a bridge between the past and present, highlighting important health and safety concerns that may resurface in our modern transition to home-based work.

This book is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in occupational health and safety, occupational science, labor history, and human resource management. It also holds interest for policymakers and practitioners working in the domains of workplace and occupational health and safety.

Weight: 340g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032110172