New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-29
NEW FIRE RULES IN SHOPS
Standards Of Protection Fixed
by Board Of Control.
TO ORDER REGULAR DRILLS
Joint Board Preparing Its Report
on Sanitary Conditions IN
1.243 Factories,

Tie joinc board % sanitary control. cre'
ated az the close Ct the shirtwaist makers
strike, with power 70 establish standards
o. sanitary condition 70 watch manufact-
urers and unions should &c committed. met
last night in the Hote! Imperial and pro-
posed the following hTe protection stand
ARDS
LOCATION ,
First-No shop TO &c allowed in : rear
house.
secoad-In shops located IN 4 converted
building or tenement house, i more man
twenty-five persons work therein. tAeF :
must DC W!nooUs Il least on -Wo siaes O.
re shop, or thgough-&nd-through Ve!1Ii@-
FIRE PROTECTION
First-No shop 70 &c loca,ad IT. : build
ing which i not prov!.ed with nre escapes,
unless such building Is tvc stones CT less.
Secoad-Suilo!ngs in which . shop IS 10
Gated with more Ihan one hunGEed en-
ployss must have en- aadlt.ona! IRE esca e
Or some other means CT exit approved ~
the board outside OF one ire escape anc
stairway.
Thira-Corspicuovs signs 70 h placed
through u- shop. marking direction or the
loca,ior 81 exits anc fire escapes
Fourth-Al IRE escapes g be rro1.de1
WITH inclined stairways. handralls and SAFE
-reaGs
F!ith-AM are escapes 70 Be proyide9;
r.ta goosaneck LADDERS 70 The roof. ar!
wiki i.oa drop lacce- adjusted so Is u oe
easily taken o.. and neGcc 20 - 70 oe
ord soor. ard s::ou!d be leading 70 Z SAFE
place. and rot 70 rear area Ct c!osed
S:,:t'.-ra.ls ard s:airvays leading from
shop g BE- properly lighted by natural or
artificial l.c.,
sevca:5-Al! doors from Shops. also :!oni
gEoCnd aoo: h2,lway y 9pen OUT except
E.gtta-S:a.-s 70 b. provided with Sc
cure han4rails and safe treads.
Niath-An shops employing less. than .a.ty
persons 70 keep sufficient number of IRE
shop. All shops employing mere than a-tJ
persons &c keep . sufficient MUNGER OF
chemical n-e ex.!rgu!:hers, EXCEPT ~ sIe.!
shop: IS ere g -, NJ, Ttta proper '
Terth-An exits 70 IRE escapes % hc pro
v!ded within reasonable time after tnc
establishment OF these standard5' with
Eievanth-Al iron bars FOR Tire use 2;
Sast-nire IRON sau-ters. 70 &c raised 70
the full height Ct sash when open. e.
Tweltth-Every shop employing MY OF
moe oersons 70 establish an eihcien, y
oriIl az regular intervals under proper lead
ersh!p. . - =. q,
charge Of each floor. n case OF AEe.
rhe members Of the board are; Dr..
Ce.ree Il. Price. cn aUtho. ard sanitary
cxpert. ard Een;ar:in Schless!Iger -or inc
union. Max Meyer ard s. - SllveT were
selected By me Manufacturers Assoclat'oH
10 represent TIE employers, ard NI..a'''
law s,hie.el!- was Chairman; Mss Lillian
D WaId Of the Henry Street Settlement.
and Dr.. Henry ,1o5AoUiu. secretary arc
director OF the Downtown Ethical Socle'y'
represented the public
Soon after their appointment the board
entered upon IN investigation; Of the shops.
During January and Febru1rY stan O
eight inspectors ard = c4!cf superViSing
irenac-or investigated the sanitary conc!'
t,ons OF ,.2l3 cloak ard suit factories.
uvon the basis OF It's findings The 9oaFo
will formulate sanitary standards W"ic.'
will be presented TO the ua.on and the
Manufacturers Association Tor approva!
When these standards are accepted tA'
board will enforce them upon the entire IN