Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No ss4. Al Published juno 81. 1913
CHAPTER 5ss, LAWS OF 1918.

CHAPTER 5ss, LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT, To amend subdivision tID Of section 1884
ii Of the statutes 70 create y be to
amend section 23s4-4s. subsection ! Of section
$500. subsections ] and Of section 2Ss A
section 2Se4-5l Subdivisions (5) and t6) OF sec
ton 23e4-52. section 2394-53 subsection OF
section 2Ss4-56. subsection l Of section 2s94.5S:
| subsection / Of section 2394-65 subsection ! OF
/ section 2s94-6S and section 2394-7O Of the stat
utes. and to repeal sections le2lg, l6S6-l lSS6m
| 1865, 1856. 1865. 1866. !6So-1; 1880
15s. i isss-iSG. isss-iS5. 1sss-i5e. 1886
157, 1es6-15s. lss6-159 1861, lese-s2 1885
\ --S3, 1636-83a. l636S4 and 1890 Of the statutes
relating to public buildings.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin represented in
Senate and Assembly. do enact follows:
Section /. Subdivision (11) Of section 23s4-4l Of
the statutes is amended to read: sseeuoa xSsaaal
piled to an employment or place Of employment or
a public building. shall mean such freedom rom
danger to the life, health. safety or welfare
of employees frequentes. or the public or tenants
and such reasonable means Of notification. and
escape case of fire. the nature Of the employ
ment place of employment or public building. will
| Section O. There are added to section 9sS4-41 Of
the statutes two new subdivisions to read; tsection
2394-41l (12) The term public building as used
| in sections 2394-i1 to 239471 shall mean and In
clude any structure used in whole or In part as
place Of resort assembage, lodging. trade Naf1ic,
occupancy. by the public. or by three or more
tenants.
(section 3ss4-41) ds) The term owner shall
mean and include every person. firm. corporation,
state county town. city. village represent
ative officer. other person having ownership control
| or custody Of any place Of employment or pubic
4 building or Of the construction repair or main
tenance Of public building who prepares plans
| for the construction Of any place Of employment or
public building Said sections 2394-41 to 2394-7l.
inclusive. shall apply. so far as consistent. to all
architects
1 Section 8. Section 2394-4S. subsection l Of
ton 2394-4s. slbsections and of section 1904
| so section 239451 subdivisions (5) and (6) Of
! section 2394-52. section 2394-53, subsection OF
section 2Ss4-56. subsection Of section 2S94-5S
subsection l Of section 2S94-65. subsection Of
/ IN - Al. aAok
are amended to read: Section 2394-48 Every en-
ployer shall furnish employment which shall be safe
for the employees therein and shall furnish place Of
employment which shall be safe for employees therein
and for rcqueners thereof and shall furnish and use
safety devices and safeguards and shall adopt and use
methods and processes reasonably adequate to render
such employment and places Of employment SAFE and
shall do other thing reasonably necessary to
tect the life, health, safety and welfare OF such
employees and freQuenters Every employer and every
owner of place Of employment or public build
ing now or hereafter constructed shall 50 construct
repair maintain such place Of employment public
building and every architect shall prepare the
plans for the construction of such place Of employ
ment public building to render the same safe.
] tSection 2394-49 /. No employer shall require.
permit suffer any employee to go or be in en-
ployment place Oh employment which is not safe,
and such employers shall fail to furnish provide
and safety devices and safeguards. fall to
adequate to render such employment and place
of employment safe. and no such employer
shall fail neglect to do every other thing
reasonably to protect the life health safety
welfare Of such employees ana freQuenters and
+" employer or owner other person shall
hereafter construct maintain any place
of employment. public building. that Is not safe.
plans which shall fail to provide for max
4 Ing the safe
owner shall furnish to the commission all Information
required by 1t to into effect the provisions Of
sections 2394-4l to 2394-7l inclusive and shall
make specific to all questions submitted By
/ the commission relative thereto.
| Section 2394--50) g. Any comimssioner OF deputy
of the commission enter place Of employment
or public building for the purpose Of collecting facts
and satisfies examining the provisions made for the
health, safety and welfare Of the employees. fire.
quenters the public tenants therein and bringing
to the attention Of employer any law.
or any order of the commission. and any failure on
the part of such employer TO comply there
with No employer or owner shall refuse to admit any
commissioner deputy Of the commission to his place
of employment or public building.
Section 2394-51. The Industrial commission is
vested with the power and jurisdiction to have such
supervision Of every employment. place OF
employment and public building In this state may
be necessary adequately to enforce and administer all
laws and all lawful orders requiring such employment
:" place of employment public building to be
SAFE and requiring the protection Of the ne health
ment or place of employment and freQuenter Of
such place Of employment and the sa ety Of the pub
| lie or tenants in any such public building
(scction 2a94--52l (5) To ascertain fix and order
such reasonable standards rules regulations for the
construction repair and maintenance Of places Of en-
plcyment and public buildings as shall render them
safe
| (sectlon 2s94-52) te) To Investigate, ASCERTAIN
determine such reasonable classifcatons Of per
and public buildings az shall be necessary TO carry
| out the purposes Of sections 2ss4-4l to aSs4-7l.
Section 2ss4-5s /. Upon petition, after Jauu-
Hry |. 1912. by person that any employment or
place of employment public building Is not safe
the commission shall proceed with or with
out notice. to make 4uch investigat ton as may be
necessary to determine the matter complained Of
| O. After such hearing as may be necessary the
commission enter such order relative thereto as
may be necessary to render such employment place
| Of employment public building safe
! g. Whenever the commission shall learn that any
employment OF place Of employment public build
| ing Is not safe It may OF its own motion
summariy investigate same with or without notice
and enter such order as may be necessary relative
thereto
(Scction 2394-56) a. The commission shall unon
application of any employer or owner grant such
time as may be reasonably for compliance
with any order.
(section 2394-5s) l. Nothing contained in sections
23944l to 2394-71 inclusive. shall be construed to
the board Of trustees the village board OF any
village city, the board Of health Of any muni-
cipaty of power jurisdiction over or relative
to any place Of employment or public building mo-
vided that whenever the industrial commission shall
| by an order. fix standard Of safety or any nv
genfc condition for employments places Of employ
ment public buildings such order shall upon the
fling by the commission Of copy thereof With the
clerk Of the village city to which It may apuly
be held to amend or modify any similar conflicting
local order in any particular matters governed By
said order Thereafter local officer shall make or
| enforce any order contrary thereto.
tSection 2394-65) l. For the purpose Of maAtna
any investigation with regard to any employment o.
place Of employment or public building the co.,, o.
sion shall have power to appoint. b. an order IN
writing any member Of the commission any deu,tv
who is citizen Of the state. any other ccnpatent
person agent whose duties shall be rrcecribed
In such order.
Section 2394-6s) l. Any employee owne -
other person in Interest being dissatisfied With ana
order Of the commission may commence an action n
the circuit court for Dane county against the commits
sion defendant TO vacate and set aside any n,r4
order the ground that the order is unlawful ~
that such order Is unreasonable in which actor
the complaint shall be served with the simmops
Section 2S94-70. employer. employee oSvnep
other shall violate any provisions Of ason
2394-41 to $685. inclusive. Of the statzrfe~ =,
shall do act prohibited In sections 2sa4-1i -
2394-71 inclusive. shall fail or refuse to rpr1nr1
any duty lawfully enjotned, within the lime -
scrbed By the commission, for which no penalty re.
been specifically provided. shall fail neglect - =
fuse to obey lawful order given or made ~ ~.
commission. judgment or decree rnsde - -.
court IN connection with the provisions ~ se-tsce.
2304-41 to 2394-7I inclusive. for each e-,ch 49,.
fion. failure refusal. such employer s-,rIo-s
other person shall forfeit and nav 1T1r a.
state treasury net less than ten DOLE -.
more than hundred dollars for encb v1ch 1870
II shall be the duty OF all officers Of the zk.se ~
counties and municipalities upon request 81 H. ~
dustal commission. enforce IN their respectsye -
partments. az lawful orders Of the fndustriaI rnrs
mission insofar the same may be annlfraba. 80
consistent with the general duties OF such ofacers 49,
Section f. Sections 102Ig. 1851 le3s-9 1e.a
3. IS36-4. 1856. 1856. 1857 1864 1sse
$50. 1636i51. 1885 15s. 1636-i53 I6ssIs1 Seoe
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