OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

Debr Sirr 

date in which 

latter of rroent 

f thir department 

are taking the 

repuert .letter to p3u 

th Oiitoor, l ttaohd to 

aa follanra 

ma Diririon of Indumtrlal Eyggie* 0r tha 

Texar 8tata Daprrtmnt oi 8081th Ooogdrrtitag with 

the United Statea Publio Health Senloe oi ths 

Podoral &ourlty Mm.lnirtrrtlon uader Tltla Elx 

or ths Soohl Seo;lrltr Aot ir l nd~evo ?la to initiata 

ad oarry o ut l 

P 

rogram 0r health promot f on aad 

health oonrrrtat on mong lndurtrid grc~~pa--a 
Hon. Orrlllo a. Carpntrr, Da&@ t 

duty with whloh thlr doputziiont i8 ohmgod under 

stat0 Law. To oonduot ruoh eotlrity it booomer 

tow l onntlel first of l ll to dotmzalno thr 8oopo 

OS the problem. Tar thl8 purporo lp 18 ~0x7 l snntlal to heto a 111% of lndurtrlor opsrrting in 

T4Xl38. 

otiloo. 

Suoh l li8t w find l relleblo only In ycur 

‘370 would like, thor*roro, to rrk you to 

8uUpplr U8 with l llot of omDlo~r8 giving U8 onl~l 

1. Tho AUMI a nd l ddrerr 

e. Froduotta mamritoturod uador your Cobo 

(lb.0 her. born 8UDpli.d with 

by the Social Geourlty Boerd: 

3. Tho approxlmto numbor of l 

4 

Cod0 Id8r 

.loyoor la 

opdh plant, If euoh inform& 'on oen bo 

obtalnod without l g r ea t doal of troublr. 

Vhl8 iniormetlon 18 to'bo 11804 rololt ior 

8oloatiflo ~Jrrposor Iii ardor to srelueto oafironno&al working condition8 and to aer~lrt indurt 

In tho location and aontrol of occupational hoa 7 ,th 

herard8, e8 wall a8 In tho prOmOtiOn ot adult 

hoalth prograqr.a 

wo ai80 quota aa r0iia*8 rroln 8 odo8tion to 

our drpertsrnt frcm Dr. Cox, UndOr drto oi SUna 7, 1940, 

portalnlng to tb repuort mado OS your dopirtmont in tho 

l bor, mennor& 

l l * o Vi0 era ett4mptlng not only to oell 

tho l ttontlon of l mploprr to potrntlel oooupatlonl l hoelth hezardn, but else to mxpherlm thr genorallzod program of honlth ooneorvetlon en4 hoelth 

promotion ?or l a;h end ororp plant. Thlr program 

18 mooting with the l ??rc?al oi orgenlzo4 labor, 

rteto end local mnufaoturlng aoroelatlon8, ohemberm of oommereo, end with the pub110 In general. 

8 l l The lnrormetlon n geither la to bo urea for 

the benoflt of l nployer end l xplafoo and il.not to 

bo 13004 In ocurt aotlon or an7 ciennu tc 

teto ml8underrtendlngr btweon l mplopr an 

It 18 rtrlotly e oooporatlrr, 

P 

iyD!:;O.. 

rogru dorlgna to 

pranota tha health of our l 6u t working population. 

. 
Hon. Orrlllo 9. Cerpmtor, ;agm 3 

Tha lniorm8tlon whloh wa era rOqU48tlng wo-l1d.b. 

of t~8ndOU8 bonoflt in our dopertunt in the pusuit of our objootitoa. * l 4 ” 

Sootion 9 (o of rrtlolr bg21-b Vernon@6 ~rmotatea Olvll statutoo, 1 in pert, a8 r0ih8t 

s40. 11 (0) in o??foIel oopr), r8CI48, 

Qooordr 1n4 report81 Zaoh Omplofing unit, 

#hall keep truI end eoourete Waphymmt r4OOrd8, 

oontalnlng ruoh ln?ormetlon 68 the CCQSII~SIO~ may 

p!w#oribO and whloh 18 da-4 n44488U7 to th8 

prop el dmlnlrtratioa r of fhi.8 Aot. 6uoh rooord8 

rhall bo open to inrpotfon and subjoot to bolng 

ooplod by tho Cmnlr8lon or Ito l uthorlrmd repro,- 

8OntetivO8 at a ny reeronrbh tin6 l nd a8 0rt.a a8 

may bo necerjsary. Tho Commlselon nsy require tram 

any mploylne unit any sworn or ua8waa report*, 

with r48D4Ot to D4rSOn8 Wp103'44 by it, whloh thS canmission doom8 n40488arf for tbq 4rre4tiv4 adminlstrotion o? thfs Mt. In?ormatIon thus obtained 

shall not be pzbllahed or bo 0~0s to publlo laEmotion (other th::n to xmbllb l nBloYee# in tb 

per?crzzanco o? thair xbllo dutisr) In ens Rennsr 

r4roelInn the l mlo3Ina unit'0 IdmititY~ l l + m 

mpti818 our8). 

Uador thir 8tatuU the T4X48 vneaglo~nt am-nration CakmIseion 18 euthoriud to eXemin4 rsd tO.inspaot 

nOOrd8 Or WT#iOYi~ Unit8, end to require mi!Ih Zbporta 08 

40~104 by the 001t~d08IOn tWO488Ii~ SCT th 8 l ~?Oofl+@ abinlstratlon of the Aot. Th. OOnaiS8ion 18, how#VW, •X&Wa881~ 

prohibit04 fraa publlehla 

public in my manner the f niOXmetion @ thU8 8OOUT46. EiXO4~tod, 

roT4eli4 oi di#olo#ing to th8 

only, 18 that tlw InronuatIon ray be rstowi~a bo jwbllo 

4laDlO~OO8 in tho por?oTmancW Of their Dub110 dUth8 

must thrrororo 64trrminm if tho roquort at hand ial i 

- 

8 within 

thl8 l XOO~tIOn. 

The 4utiO8 of the State Do 

ar8 variOU#ly dofined and lndlcato4 P 

utaent 0r Hmlth 

n th0 #tatUto# of ToSB, 

4roorgtr frat whioh wo quot. eo followrt 

'~ptlclo 4414a, V*A.UrS. 

+-To bettor protoot ea4 pramotr th4 health of 

the geoplo o? Tox08, Ulu 18 horrbr l 8tabliOhO4 th8 
Ho;?. Orrlll4 S. hr34nter, pags 4 

State Dspartmnt of l!eelth, wkioh hapertnent 

8hal1 coaslst 0r a State 3o.:rd 0r Health l 

St&to 581th C;'floer nnd hlr admlnirtrat~ve start 

and w;-.loh shall hare the generel powus end &ut?d 

eut!iorIzed snd ka>osed by the prorlslonr or tlilr 

not .* 

ArtIOle 4419, V.A.C.S: 

*The Ot?ita Boas4 or Heelth #hell hero @mual supurislon and ooctrol of all matter8 pertaining to tho health or oltlzonr 0r thlr State, a8 

provided herein. + + * . 

Article 4420, V.A.C.St 

"The mmbore of the State 3~~4 of Heaith or 

any parson duly autLorIz.ad by t.mm, upon prasentation of proper authority :n wrltlng, era hsraby 

empowsrsd, w!mnever they m6y dealt It necaesery in 

pursuanc4 0r their dutler, to Juter into, exmi.lb, 

lnveetlgnts , insj%ct and via-u any gmund, gublia 

builbing, factory, 8laughtar house, +ioking PIJL~S, 

ebbattolr, dairy, bakery, mnutactG?y, hotel, rastaurant and any other i~UbllO glace and ;UblIo bullbing nhera they deem it 2ropar to enter ?or tha discovery aad sa2;rzsrlan cl' 4itec;ae and fGr the 4nforcecent of th rulea af <he oanltery coda for 

Tares and 3i nny health lew, smlthry iaw or quarantin8 rsgulntim of tiis ktilt0.v 

Article ~421, V.A.C.S; 

*The rarbers of scld Board of Eealth end its 

ortlcsrs ar4 sewrally aitk;risad to admklster 

oath8 and t3 su13;im xitnasoee and compel their attendanco ir, ~11 mttors prc;per for said board to 

lnveetigete, such as tha 4etorm:natIon o? nuisances, 

invastIgetI0.C Of public %;&itar 8Ugi~l148, Of any 8X*- 

Itery conditions, of fhe existence 0r infection, 

or tha lnvcst.i~.~ti~n of eny rattar requlrlrg the 

exercise of the Giscretlonsry powers invested lc 

said boer4 and' its officers and member8, and In the 

general sc3~ of Its outk3rlty invested by thle 

chepter. + l * ” 

Tha Stetc 2epartment o? Health Is therafore c!xrrged 

with the duty of promoting the hmlth of the ~00,714 of Textis. 

It I8 given broad powers to accomplish it8 objectlvss. Any 

taaslbla and rensonabla program designed to aohlava t?Ji8 

purpose, gsnsrally, or as to particular grouyr, oleorly 
85 

lion. On1110 8. Carpmtor, pgr 8 

waul4 be oon6lmtant nlth itr dutle8. 

* +rormetion nqurrtr~ of the Qaml88lon 18 

to bo ured in the proerar of thr Departmoat or Eaalth dorigno(L to promote the health oi the adult workin population 

of Texa8, gartloularly w6oag lndurtrial groupa. It 18 inrormtion orrontial to thir objrotliO an4 till bo ~806 only 

for muoh gurpo80~ It mwa8 mdr08t that thir requert 18 

or the t 'pm Oont8mpletsd by the L6gl8latUN la the exoeption 

to the prohibitlou w6lnst diroloruro l ppo a r iin q Seotion 

It (8) oi tb Texas Oa8mploymOat Cam6isrloa Aot. 

Aooordlnely, you are r68pOOtrUliy adtl6.d that 

It 18 tha opinion of thla d6partmtnt that th6 derorlbs6 

request mdo of the Texer IJaOm~loyaeat Compnratioa Conmiireion by Dr. COO. ii. COI, State kalth oftioer, i8 0118 0r 

a apublio l nployme la the psriom6nOO of hi8 piblio dutlalw 

and that the CofAUTIi66iOn 18 l ut:roritod to furnlrh the lWQUO6 c - 

l d lnrormation. 

BY ’ &@+++D 'LolJ!l C. Steakl y 

Amlfistant 

ZCStob