The Introduction to the 1965 Cuban Government's Occupational Health and Safety Manual, With a Statement From Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara

New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS
Peter Orris

Abstract

We are presenting here a translation of the introduction to a Cuban government Manual of Safety and Hygiene for Work that was prepared for Cuban workers in 1965. The manual was written by Lic. Hugo Murua Chevesich and Dr. Antonio Granda Ibarra. The introduction includes a brief statement from Commandante Erneso Che Guevara, then Cuban Minister of Industry. Noteworthy is that Che explains that occupational health and safety was not a priority in the revolution's first years under the pressure to increase production. In fact, he says that this pressure caused a certain contempt for personal safety. He declares that this approach must change and states emphatically that protection of workers is essential and that the measures explained in the manual must be implemented immediately.

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Sep 8, 2020·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Bethany Boggess, Lisa Pompeii

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