[Scientific organization of work and medical strategies for occupational hygiene in Spain (1922-1936)].

The present study attempts to explore the discourse with respect to occupational safety initially developed by the physicians and psychologists of the Madrid Institute for the Retraining of Invalids. We will try to show that this discourse comprised different elements that conferred upon it a wider scope than that of simple guidelines to prevent accidents in the workplace. With the incorporation of concepts such as professional education, orientation and selection, the discourse developed within a larger framework: that of the "rationalization" of economic and social life in Spain with the help of methods taken from the Scientific Organization of Work. To conclude, we describe some consequences of the application of some of the measures proposed for preventing accidents at the workplace.