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The Tragic Radium Girls and the Importance of Worker Safety
21:36 - 27:42 (06:05)
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who were exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation while painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. The Radium Publishing Company spread misinformation about the safety of radium, leading to the tragic deaths of many workers.
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Fred Hoffman's calculations revealed the radium girls were ingesting dangerous amounts of radium paint every day, leading to severe health issues.
21:36 - 24:53 (03:17)
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Fred Hoffman's calculations revealed the radium girls were ingesting dangerous amounts of radium paint every day, leading to severe health issues. The radium industry promoted the idea that radium was good for you, but in reality, ingesting radium causes irreparable damage to bones and other tissues.
ChapterThe Tragic Radium Girls and the Importance of Worker Safety
EpisodeThe Radium Girls
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The corporate culture at a radium manufacturing company in the early 20th century was characterized by a dangerous disregard for the dangers of radium exposure, leading to tragic consequences for its workers.
24:53 - 27:42 (02:48)
Summary
The corporate culture at a radium manufacturing company in the early 20th century was characterized by a dangerous disregard for the dangers of radium exposure, leading to tragic consequences for its workers.