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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    Miscellaneous Section 2345. Empowers the Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys to prosecute any violations of orders of the Commissioner of Labor. Penalty for violation. Section 2347. Inclosure of Street Car Platforms; Penalty. Requires operators or owners of street railways to protect employees from ‘exposure to winds and inclement weather by properly enclosing street car platforms. ee | for violation. Rules and Regulations Adopted by Commissioner of Labor. Construction Industry Safety Code. Code sets forth specifications and requirements for safety i in connection with all excavations, building and construction work. Employment of Women and Minors Among pertinent provisions are the following: . W. Va. Code of 1949 Annotated, Section 2342. Requires persons employing females in any factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop to provide suitable seats and permit their use when duties allow it. Section 2358. Prohibits the employment of children under 16 in gainful occupations other than agriculture or domestic service in homes. Section 2359. Prohibits the employment of children under 18 in mines, and in connection with stone cutting, manufacture of highly inflammable substances, and certain metal industries, and in any other occupation declared to be hazardous or dangerous or injurious to life, limb, health, or morals, by the State Commis- sioners of Labor and of Health and the State Superintendent of Free Schools. Section 2364. Regulates hours of employment of children under 16 and requires lunch period after 5 consecutive hours of work. Section 2366. Empowers the Commissioner of Labor to enforce child labor provisions and provides for right of entry and inspection. Penalty for violation. Reporting of Injuries Section 2332... . Reports and Investigations of Accidents .. . “ when an accident occurs in any place of employment or public institution which results in injury to any employee, the employer . . . shall provide the commis- sioner of labor the necessary information as to the cause of the injury, on blanks aes free of charge to the employer and prescribed by the commissioner of abor WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER The Workmen’s Compensation Law is administered by the State Compen- sation Commissioner. (Sections 2494 to 2545.) Section 2527. Authorizes the Commissioner to “cooperate with the state department of mines and the state department of labor in promoting general safety programs and in formulating rules and regulations to govern hazardous employments.” Occupational Disease Ponape aoe Section 2526. The terms “injury” and “personal injury” are extended to include silicosis and any other occupational disease as defined. Full coverage.