[Occupational experience, epidemiologic observations, and scientific evidence in an illustrative case: adverse effects of the production and use of aromatic amines in Italy].
Economical, social and technical interrelations between synthetic dyes' production and bladder cancer in workmen engaged in the manufacture are reviewed. International situation is the background of Italian situation, mainly of the Lombardy region and Turin area. For decades social actors, individuals and institutions, acted as separate bodies, contributed to delay and omit the protection of workers' health. The situation changed when scientific knowledge, technical developments and workers' commitment prioritized workers' health as a main goal. The epidemic of bladder cancers among dyestuff workers was a cornerstone in the development of a different scenario in the production responsibility, workers' participation and eventually scientific community. The authors hypothesise that in our country these events stimulated the growth of epidemiology and epidemiologists; furthermore since then institutions promulgated a new and up-to-date wave of protective legislation in the workers' H&S field.
Carnevale
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Azienda Sanitaria Di Firenze.
Baldasseroni
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D015081:2-Naphthylamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001560:Benzidines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology*
D001560:Benzidines; D002273:Carcinogens; D004396:Coloring Agents; C029876:benzidine; D015081:2-Naphthylamine