Occupational health and safety legislation : a compilation of State laws and regulations [by] Victoria M. Trasko.

  • United States. Occupational Health Program.
Date:
[1954]
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Credit: Occupational health and safety legislation : a compilation of State laws and regulations [by] Victoria M. Trasko. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “(b) To make or cause to be made all necessary inspections to see that all laws and rules made pursuant thereto which the Department has the duty, power and authority to enforce, are promptly and effectively carried out. “(c) To make investigations, collect and compile statistical information and report upon conditions of labor generally, and upon all matters relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this Act and the rules issued thereunder. . . .” Section 81-109. Rules of commissioner. “... the Industrial Board (Commissioner of Labor) shall have the power to make, modify, and repeal reasonable rules for the prevention of accidents or of industrial or occupational diseases in every employment or place of employment, or such reasonable rules for the construction, repair and maintenance of places of employment, places of public assembly, and public buildings as shall render them safe... . The Com- missioner of Labor shall have the power to propose to the Industrial Board such rules, or changes in rules, as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and in the performance of his duties, may appoint committees com- posed of employers, employees and experts to suggest rules or changes therein. The rules of the Industrial Board shall have the force and effect of law and shall be enforced by the Commissioner of Labor in the same manner as the provisions of this Act.” Section 81-115. Right of entry. “The Commissioner of Labor and his - authorized representatives shall have the power and authority to enter any place of employment . . . for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics relating to the employment of workers and of making inspections for the proper enforce- ment of all labor laws of the State. No employer or owner shall refuse to admit the Commissioner of Labor, or his authorized representatives, to his place of employment. . .” General Provisions Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Statutory Provisions Section 81-108. Safe place of employment required ... “(a) Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be safe for the employees therein and shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and shall adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such an employment and place of employment safe, and shall do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, safety, and welfare of such em- ployees; provided that . . . the term ‘safe’ or ‘safety’ as applied to any employ- ment or a place of employment shall include conditions and methods of sanitation and hygiene reasonably necessary for the protection of the life, health, safety, and welfare of employees or the public. “(b) Every employer and every owner of a place of employment . . . now or hereafter constructed, shall so construct, repair, and maintain the same as to render it safe.” (c) Requires posting of notices warning of the dangerous condition of machines or equipment. Section 81-401. Temperature, humidity and air space. “In every factory, mill, workshop, mercantile establishment, laundry, or other establishment, ade- quate measures shall be taken for securing and maintaining a reasonable, and as far as possible, an equable temperature consistent with a reasonable requirement of the manufacturing process. No unnecessary humidity which would jeopardize the health of employees shall be permitted. In every .. . place of employment, sufficient air space shall be provided for every employee, and which in the judg- ment of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (Commissioner