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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    Industrial establishments. Section 19. “(a) No person, firm, corporation or other employer shall use or permit to be used in the conduct of any business, manufacturing establishments or other place of employment, any process, ma- terial, or condition known to have any possible adverse effect on the health of any person or persons employed therein unless arrangements have been made to maintain the occupational environment to the extent that such injury will not result. Every industrial establishment shall be continually maintained in a sanitary condition.” . Penal Code, Section 782. Prescribes penalty for violation of the Sanitary Code. 2. Advisory Standards for Industrial Sanitation. Approved January 1943. Standards deal with number, type, construction and maintenance of toilet facilities (based on American Standards Code Z 4.1), washing facilities, and dressing and rest rooms; prescribe requirements for water supply and eating facilities; list maximum allowable concentrations for toxic materials; and set forth requirements for lighting in terms of foot-candles, ventilation, and personal protective equipment. Reporting of Occupational Diseases None. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Authority and Functions Vernon’s Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, Article 5145. Duties of Com- misstoner. “. .. The Commissioner shal] collect, systematize and present in biennial reports, statistical details relating to ... sanitary conditions of the employees and their families, the means of escape from dangers incident to their employment, the protection of life and health in the factories and other places of employment, the labor of women and children . . . and in general, all matters and things which affect or tend to affect the prosperity of the mechanical, manufacturing and productive interests of this State, and of persons employed theteintc.4..:: Article 5148. May enter factories, etc. “Upon the written complaint of two or more persons, or upon his failure otherwise to obtain information in accordance with the provisions of this law, the Commissioner shall have the power to enter any factory, mill, workshop, mine, store ... or other estab- lishment or place where five or more persons are employed at work .. . for the purpose of gathering facts and statistics . . . and for the purpose of exam- ining into the methods of protecting employees from danger and the sanitary conditions in and around such building or place. . . .” Article 5149. To report violations. “If the Commissioner shall learn of any violation of the law with respect to the employment of children, or fire escapes, or the safety of employees, or the preservation of health, or in any other way affecting the employees, he shall at once give written notice of the facts to the proper county or district attorney.” Article 5179. Order to correct conditions. “The Commissioner of Labor Statistics . . . shall have the right to enter any factory . . . or other establish- ment where five or more persons are employed, for the purpose of making inspec- tions and enforcing the provisions of this chapter (Articles 5173 to 5180); and they are hereby empowered, upon finding any violation of this law by reason of