Toxic work: Workplace safety and industrial hygiene in Canada’s munitions industry during the Second World War

Alex’s project explores how industrial hygiene was mobilized during the Second World War to support Canada’s munitions industry, which manufactured roughly 4.6 billion rounds of ammunition and artillery shells by 1945. His project focuses on the small army of doctors, nurses, and industrial hygienists who monitored working conditions, safety, and worker health. Their medical expertise…

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