The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-15

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main in said conspicuous place until
the requirements for the protection
Of the public health have been fulfill
ed.
SECTION 6. Be Il further ordained
that every person, Arm or corporation
owning or operating any factory or
workshop. Office building. mill OF loft
or any other place. building or struc-
ture within the city In which persons
assemble for work, shall be governed
and shall strictly observe the follow
ing regulations pertaining 10 such
places. There shall be for each per
son employed in such factory, mill or
other place not less than forty square
feet of floor space and not less than
three hundred cubic feet of air space.
The ventilation of work rooms of ev-
vide a supply OF not less than three
thousand cubic feet of fresh outside
air for. each person in each hour that
such work room is SO occupied. Ev-
cry such work room shall be heated
during the winter months, or at such
other times as such heating may be
necessary, to a temperature
not less than 20 degrees Fab
renheit and this temperature shall be
maintained while suca work room is
occupied. No building or part thereof
used as mill, factory or work room
shall be so used when the floor or
walls of such building or part thereof
are continuously damp or when such
building or part thereof is permeated
by noxious gases or eXhalations which
may be detrimental to health. No
building or part thereof shall be used
as a work room unless properly light
ed SO that all parts of such building
or room 50 used shall be so illuminat-
day or night, that those who work
therein shall not be subjected to eye
strain at any time during said work
ing hours. Every building or part
thereof that is occupied as work
room shall be kept in a clean and
wholesome condition at all times and
all refuse and waste therein shall be
deposited and kept in suitable recep-
tacles at all times, which shall be
removed and emptied at least once
every working day. Whenever any
factory, mill or work shop is used
for the handling or production of any
thing or material in the handling or
manufacturing of which there is dan
ger of producing in the workmen any
of the so called occupational diseases,
the person firm or corporation own
ing or operating such factory, mill
or work shop shall supply all nec;es-
sary means which may be prescribed
by the Board of Health from time to
time. in the interests of health for
the protection of workmen, so en-
ployed. from said occupational diseas-
es: and they shall strictly observe
and cause to be observed all other
rules and regulations that have been.
or may be, prescribed by said Board
of Health in the interests of health
for the protection of said workmen
from said occupational diseases. There
shall be provided for each factory, mill
or workshop in operation plentiful
supply of pure water at all times. In
all factories, mills, workshops, or such
places there shall be provided water
closet or privy in conformity with
these regulations for every twenty
persons therein employed, and where
there be less than twenty persons EN-
ployed therein at least one closet or
privy shall be supplied provided fur-
Their where persons of both sex are
employed in such places, privies or
water closets shall be provided for
each sex, in different parts of said
buildings. conforming to the rule as
stated above. There shall be supplied
for each factory, mill workshop or
other similar place sufficient guam
tity of water for toilet purposes and
adequate equipment for the Clearly
washing of hands. Drinking cups,
towels and soap to be used in common
shall not be provided or permitted
in any such factory, mill or work
shop. No person who is suffering
from any contagious or infectious dis
ease acute or chronic. shall be per-
mitted to work in any factory. mill
office. workshop or other similar
place where persons assemble to work
when infection or contagion therefrom
be dangerous to persons there's or to
the public.
SECTION Z. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof in the
police court of said city be punished
as provided in Section Seventy'one
| CD of Johnson's Code of said city.
SECTION S. Be it further ordained
that all ordinances and parts thereon
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.