Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-01
Regulations Cover Places Where
Eight OF More Persons Work.
COMPLIES WITH NEW LABOR ACT
New Law Imposes Penalties and Pro-
vides ways whereby Injured
Persons May Recover
DamaEez.

NohA11lssioner Guye mas Formulated an eU-
tensivs set Of rules which are 70 Be fol-
loved In che state under the provisions
Of the new act The new law imposes
penalties and provides ways Fhersby per-
sons injured through a failure TO comply
with the law may recover damages. The
rules as given out BY Commissioner Cuye
are n follows:
L An safeguards and safety devices and
1anEsrous places and machinery shall be
Psneea bright VerTntion red
Al exposed cUgs or gears snail be en-
closed IN metal casing
Every prurrucing set screw IN collars
ana coup!ings On shafrinEs OF other revol7-
lnE machinery shall be cuuurergIuk Or
covered with meta boxing.
4 Keys on shafcngs. wheels. etc shall
not Be allowed 70 project from ends II
shafungs and al dead ends Of shaftings
ngE.
s. PuIeys. belts and shaftiugz must he
protected BY boxing or enclosing the dan
material
& Belts should never be allowed 70 rest
on shafting when machinery Is In motion.
Rest hooks must be provided which VIII
hold the betting free nom shafttng.
Z Al overhead shafting. pullevs and
betting which Is not more than nine feet
from the floor must be protected BY box
An belts must Be provided with shift
ers which can be operated from the tonr
OF should be provided with friction clutch.
Al machines known as roll feed N
which the operator feeds. by hand. the
material. there shall be placed the
ron guards. A device Tor Instantly stor-
ping the machine BY the hand or foot snail
also be provided. which shall be within
reach Of the operator when operating the
maahine
10 There snail se placed around each ex-
tractor, when IN motion. a metal or other
suitable screen
Wood working Marhfasrv.
Il wOod working machinery is among
the most dangerous OF any used in in
dustry. The circular ZIP saw band saw
planerH. wood aharpers and the many other
sharp-edged tools cannot always be made
absolutely harmless. And yet il Is possible
% reduce the danger materially and often
II An sffsctfvs and simple help Is a
rubber mat to prevent the operator from
slipping. Circular saw guards are manu-
featured by many firms and OF various
styles suitable 70 the machine
IL A simple arrnngemenr OF wooden box
tngs or Parnuona viz accomplish the qe-
sired object with the band saw Ihls
guard viii catah the saw II broken and
should also contain an exhaust TO carry
IA Wood pIanerS. wood shapers. swing
saws, equalsx.ng saws. circular heading
ols@sS az. ZOO s1s naabi1ss 1zed a
mill and wood working factories. shall be
equipped with safety devices necessary Tor
the protection of ths operators
EzeetrfcAL
Is An floors involving dangerous con-
necrions with metal AZ high pressure shall
be covered with fnsulating mats and kept
GLLeILAkclN
Is Signs or ndieaEng lamps must be
used a al switches. u electric Light and
poser PaAzsa er ossser riaSes where -. F,ga
whether the current IL on or Off each
circuit
repair. the switch must Grsr be tagged as
q means az showing for whom II Is turned
on and SAD sag sn- SssS me n> Sa.1.. q
Sa3h tag shall not be removed or current
turned On until the person Tor whom X
r. All EenerAIinss machines. dynamo
efncientiy grounded and should be sur
rounded with wooden fence or railing or
other non-coEductlng material
EIevatora.
Il Every elevator, whether freight CT
passenger. shall be equipped with a speed
governor safety device
a-Every elevator shall be equipped with
gates or drops 10 be not Less than SIX feet
IN height Lever bars or chains shall not
%. All freight elevators shall be equipped
with = signal or gong % warn persons OF
a Al Iatches or locks on elevator doors
must Be kept IN good order.
q Al freight elevators must be In
closed All four sides 10 the height OF
not Lass thAn ak feet
EsLLers-
u Where a number Of boilers deliver
% common steam MAN. there must aIweys
be a shut-o0 throttle valve for each
boiler 70 take Il out OF service for repairs.
and Inspection. which necessities the en-
Try thereon OF the workman A metal
shield shall be constructed covering the
handShssl Of the valve. hinged IN the cen
said shield 70 be painted red and marked
with the words Man IN Boiler The
workman shall be allowed 70 retain his
key IN his possession while In sad boiler.
FIRE Escapes
"a Every factory or other institution
more than two stories In height must be
equipped with outside fire-prooL iron
stA1rWAy4. ehUrss or tOhOgEans. Also one
zurouA<ic metAlic tire escape for every
twenty-five parsons working or congre-
eating thsrei1 AZ any one TINE, who. for
any reason. are unable 70 reach CT use the
said nrs-proOr stA-rWATz. ehuIes OF tobog-
KAns
design must be approved By the deputy
commissions Of labor Al blanks fur
nishsd gDoR application
child Labor.
- stAtufss No 54gA No ENID under the
Ags q toUEtsen Oa4 years shall Be EN-
pIoyed. permitted or suffered % work In or
In eonEection With any rheater, concert
51s Ehsrs 1s atOIseafn liquor IS s6id Or
n any mercantile institution store. office
hotel, laundry, factory or workshop.
tsen ca and sixusan tl6) years can be EN-
PLAYED only upon a eeru--cale from t1e
schooi supsrtutsndsnt CT schooi 0fncers In
shA-BG
= Statutes No. &C.. Nc person shall be
employed - exceed ten 90 hours IN any
ana day
Women Labor.
= Statutes No. da3s. II shall be the duty
Of every agent. proprietor superintendent
or employer Of female help N stores, Of
ices ar schoclE. within this STAKE. 70 pro-
vida Z chair. stool seat for each and
every Guch enPioge. upon which these te-
male workers shall be allowed % rest when
thsfr duties vi permit
a No female snail be employed IN any
fa.tory or other institution more rhan
tn C09 hours IN any one day, ard shal
not b employed between the hours o. ~
a'eIock ,. m and 5 o'clock a m
Nesg Sehool House At HushTfIIe.
NASHVILLE Neb.. NAY u--iSpeciaL -
M contrast far building the new addition
n the Nashville schOOi house waa let %
C-rabsr 4 Thomson local bidders. ana
fhsy wfu commence the erection Of a wing
egvsrfnk the entire frunt q the cid build
sna and more than DOUBLING the accommo-
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