What did John Kay invent?
Who invented the miners’ safety lamp?
Humphry Davy
Richard Arkwright
James Watt
What percentage of accident cases at Manchester Infirmary in 1833 were factory accidents?
60%
30%
40%
What name was given to the miners who cut the coal?
Hewars
Putters
Trappers
Where did Robert Owen set up his factory?
Newmills
New Stevenson
New Lanark
Who were they not enough of to enforce many of the Factory Acts?
Owners
Inspectors
Magistrates
What was a common health problem for factory workers?
Hearing loss
Sight loss
Sore feet
Who did the 1842 Coal mining Act ban from working underground in the pits?
Ponies
Boys
Women
In 1911 the working day for a miner was set at?
10 hours
9 hours
8 hours
What did steam pumps improve?
Smell
Cave ins
Flooding