Factory and Workshop Act 1901
GPTKB entity
Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
|
| gptkbp:addressed |
working conditions
child labor health hazards |
| gptkbp:amends |
Factory_and_Workshop_Act_1907
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
workshops
factories |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons |
| gptkbp:criticism |
insufficient enforcement
loopholes |
| gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor |
health regulations
workplace safety measures maximum working hours minimum age for workers |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Factory Act 1961 |
| gptkbp:enforces |
Factory Inspectorate
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Industrial Revolution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Factory and Workshop Act 1901
|
| gptkbp:impact |
improved safety standards
limited working hours for women and children |
| gptkbp:includesProvisionsFor |
safety regulations
inspection protocols sanitary conditions working hours regulations |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future labor legislation
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
previous Factory Acts
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
Home Secretary
|
| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
inspectors
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for modern labor laws
influence on international labor standards inspiration for future reforms |
| gptkbp:operates |
local authorities
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate working conditions in factories and workshops
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
employment law
public health labor rights Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 workers' welfare |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
subsequent Factory Acts
|
| gptkbp:scope |
industrial workplaces
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first comprehensive factory legislation in the UK
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
labor unions
social reformers |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1901
|