Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-18
FOUR NEW CODES
BEING PREPARED
Sanitation and Safety Regula-
tions Will Be Submitted at
Public Hearings

f0ur addltfonal codeS Tor Sa1ety, TO
protect the workers in Pennsylvania
industries from accident and disease,
are now being formulated for adoption
by the Industrial Board of the De-
partment of Labor and Industry.
These four codes regulating the
colors, chemicals and establishing
rules for sanitation in all industries,
will probably be adopted by the In
dustrial Board for enforcement be-
fore the end OF 1915, according to an
announcement made to-day by Com
missioner OF Labor and Industry John
Price jackson. Eighteen codes for
safety have been adopted by the In
dustrial Board during the last two
years.
Commissioner jackson has assigned
the preparation of these latest codes,
which are of q highly technical char
acter, to DR.. Francis d. Patterson.
chief of the Division of Hygiene and
Engineering. OF the Labor Depart
ment. The engineers and physicians
of that division are formulating the
regulations in corporations with engi-
neers. physicians. officials and work
CTS III ln0 pIaTIS aISCIeU Dy Cne COQeS.
Colonel Lewis d. Bryant, Commits
sioner of Labor for the State of New
Jersey, and other representatives of
his department. are also cooperating
with the officials of the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry in
the preparation of the codes for the
manufacture of explosives, paints and
chemicals, and 1t is expected that these
codes will be adopted simultaneously
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, max
ing uniform regulations for industries
which have plants in both States.
The code, to govern the explosive
industry and on which q number of
hearings have been held, is now in
final draft and copies have been dis
tributed to the committee representing
the manufacturers of explosives and
nitro and amido compounds. This
committee will meet Friday, October
"a. in the North American Building,
Philadelphia. Cor final consideration OF
the completed code, after which 1t will
he offered to the Industrial Board for
adoption.
The code, to regulate the manufac-
ture of paints and colors, will be the
subject of a hearing, also to be held
in the North American Building, Mon
day. October 2S, at which Labor Com
missioner Bryant of New Jersey, and
representatives of paint plants will ex-
press their views OF the projected
regulations. This code will mark a
new era in paint manufacture, one of
the oldest enterprises in this country.
Some Pennsylvania plants have been
continuously manufacturing paints
since as early as 1871, and heretofore
the manufacture has never been sub |
ject to government regulation except
ing for the laws which apply to in |
dustries in general.
The Sanitation Code which will spe-
city sanitary conditions which must
prevail in every plant. and varying ac-
cording to the numbers of employees
and character of the product, is now
in its first draft and will be mailed to
a committee consisting exclusively of
physicians in Pennsylvania for their
consideration and suggestions.
The Chemical Code. to regulate the
manufacture of chemicals. will also
be referred to a committee of repre-
sentatives of chemical plants in the
near future. Dates for hearings will !
be fixed later for the consideration of
these codes on sanitation and chemical
manufacture.
The complete committee to consider |
the code on explosives and nitro |
amido compounds includes the follow |
ing persons: DR.. Francis D. Patter- |
son, Department of Labor and In |
dustry; J. B. Brownstein, Trojan Pow |
der Company, Allentown, Pa; S. Rand, |
Aetna Explosives Company, New York |
city; ]. S. Burton. Burton Powder
Company; Pittsburgh, Pa; c. w |
Rishell, Cameron Powder Manufac- |
turing Company, Emporium, Pa; c. |
A. Patterson, Du Pont de Nemours
Powder Company, Wilmington, Del; |
A. B. Mitchell. Benzol Products Com
pany, Marcus Hook. Pa; J. S. Her
bert, Cambria Steel Company. Johns
town, Pa; T. V. Hodges, Semet-Sol-
way Company, Syracuse. N. Y; r. G. |
Peterkin, Barrett Manufacturing Com
pany. Philadelphia, Pa; George P. |
General Chemical Com
pany, Easton. Pa; ]. B. Douglas,
United Gas Improvement Company,
Philadelphia, Pa, and James II. Maur-
er, President of the Pennsylvania
Federation Of Labor or his representa-
tive.