Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30


ers' League, which will be presented
to the next Legislature:
AN act to protect the public health
and welfare by establishing certain
sanitary regulations for the protec-
ton Of females employed i'm the State
OF Delaware. in any mercantile. me-
chanical or manufacturing establish
ment. laundry. baking or printing es-
tabkshment, dressmaking establish
ment, place of amusement. telephone
or telegraph Office or exchange. hotel,
restaurant or office.
"Be It enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the State
OF Delaware. In General Assembly
met:
Section .--Tolets.-ln every mer-
camille. mechanical or manufacturing
establishment. laundry, baking or
printing establishment dresmaking
establishment. place OF amusement,
telephone or telegraph, or exchange,
hotel. restaurant or office. in which fe-
males are employed, OF permitted to
work, there shall be provided suit
able and easily accessible water
closets. or privies for their use.
20. When both males and females
are employed. or permitted to work,
separate water closets, or privies,
shall be provided for each sex, and
shall be plainly marked at the en-
trance. Men and Women"
%. Where 10 or less such females
are employed. or permitted TO work.
at any one time. at least one water
closet or privy shall be provided;
where IS or more such persons are
employed they shall be provided in
the ratio OF one for every % persons.
a. All water closets. or privies,
shall be properly lighted and shall
al all times be kept in repair, clean
san tary and free from all obscene
writing or marking. The compart-
ments containing such water closets
or privles shall open to the outer air
or be ventilated by means OF a shaft
or air duct to the outer air.
"5. The entrance TO every water
closet or privy used by females shall
be effectively screened by a partition
or vestihule Where water closets OF
privies for males and females are In
adjoining compartments, they shall
be separated by solid partitions, ex-
tending from the floor to the ceiling
and where the entrances adjo'n, the,
shall be separated by a screen OF
partition at least feet high.
Section 2.-Seats--ln every es
tablishment named IN Section 1, OF
this Act, in which females are EN-
plOved or permitted TO work. there
shall be provided suitable seats TO
their use I'm the room where the'
work. and the use OF such seats shall
be permitted. At least one seat shall
be provided for every females EN-
ployed, or permitted TO work, at an,
one time. During working hours al
seats shall be conveniently access
ible to those for whose use they ar
provided.
Section 3.-Dresslng Rooms.-Il
every establishment named in Sectio
1, OF this Act, IN which females ar
employed, or permitted to work, Their
shall be provided washing facilitie
for their use; not less than on
spigot, basin OF receptacle for eac
% such persorls. employed at an
time. In establishments where Oh
labor performed by such employ
makes necessary or customary
? change Of clothing, there shall
a provided one or more separate dros
r ing rooms, OF adequate size, for II
exclusive use Of such employees ~
I cry dressing room shall be separate
from any toilets compartment by adj
2 quate solid partitions; every dressir
room shall be adequately heated. vel
tilated and Illuminated. II shall
provided with a locker or separai
hook for each worker. and with
I suitable number OF seats.
= Section 4.--Bunch Rooms in &c
1 tain Establishments.-In every estal
lishment in which white lead. arseni
nicotine or other poisonous or inju
ious substances, or injurious fume
y dust or gases are present, and
which females are employed, thei
-, shall be q suitable room, free fro
the aforesaid substances, fumes dus
b or gases. for the use Of the employe
p and during the time allowed for mea
they shall not be permitted TO renal
> in any room where the aforesaid sui
stances, fumes, dust or gases sha
; be present. In such establishment
e washing facilities shall be provide
5 including hot water, soap and ind
/, vidlual towels or paper tissue towel
u Section Ventilation and Hea
In every establishment named
= Section I, OF this Act, in which +
! males are employed or permitted
\ work. there shall be provided not lei
: than $50 cubic feet OF air space Z,
= each and every person in every worl
" room in said establishment. whei
. persons are employed. In aforesa
= establishment all workrooms sha
y be adequately heated and ventilate
! and all worhrooms, halls and stai
!, ways shall be kept In a clean al
sanitary condition, and proper
lighted
4 Section Exhaust Fans in &c
/ tain Establishments In e0ery esta
d lishment in which poisonous or
p furious dust fumes, or gases are or
ated by the machinery or material
e the process of manufacture. and
T. which females are employed, the
o shall be provided proper hoods al
l. pipes connected with exhaust Ia
& of sufficient capacity 70 remove su
3. dust. fumes or gases at the 20 mt
It origin. and to prevent them fro
e mingling with the air Of the roo
and such fans shall be kept runni
constantly while such dust, fumes
gases shall be generated
l. "Section drinking Water
i sufficient supply OF clean and pu
r dr. mixing water. and individual drin