The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26
HOUSE BILL NO. $50.

HOUSE BILL NO. $50.
AN ACT relating to the inspection of fac
tories ana other places of employment,
defining the powers and duties of the
commissioner of labor and industry. his
deputies, assistants and special agents,
providing penalties for the violation
thereof, and amending section 1925 Cen
eral Statutes OF 1915, and repeating said
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
eral Statutes of 1915 be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows: Sec
ton 1o425- Further Powers The com
factory inspector, his deputies, assistants
and special agents, shall have power to
enter any factory or mill, workshop, pri-
vate works or state institution having
shops factories, mercantile establish
mert, laundry or any other place OF BUS
formed, when the same are open or in ope-
ration. for the purpose of gathering facts
and statistics such as are contemplated by
this act, and to examine into the methods
of protection from danger to employees and
the sanitary conditions in and around such
buildings and places and to keep re
cord thereof of such inspection. If it shall
be found upon such investigation that the
heating, lighting, ventilation or sanitary
arrangement of any such establishment or
place is such as to be injurious to the
health of persons employed or residing
therein, or that the means of egreSS In
case of fire other disaster are not suf-
ficient, that the betting. shafting, gear
e,
chiuery. in any such establishment or place
are located. or are in a condition so as
to be dangerous, or are not sufficiently
guarded. or that the watts. pans or any
other structures filled with molten metal
or hot liquid are not surrounded with
proper safeguards for preventing accidents
or injury to those employed at, near
them, that the construction or cond1-
ton of any building OIL buildings, or any
boiler machinery other appurtenance
in or about any place as described in this
section is such as to be dangerous or in
ing therein or that the methods of opera
ton a1e such to be unnecessarily dan
gerous or Injurious to the persons EN-
ployed residing therein, or that any
other condition which is within the con-
troll of the owner, proprietor, agent or
lessee of any such bnilding. establishment
or place be found to be dangerous or in
furious to any persons employed therein
or to any other person or persons, the
or lessee of such building, establishment.
safety devices, or to make such alterations
or additions or to make the changes in
methods of operation by him deemed ne.
cessary for the safety and protection of
the employees other persons endan-
gered by such conditions, and it shall be
the duty of the person or persons receiv-
ing such notice to all proper diligence
to comply with the recommendations con-
tanned in said notice, and Immediately upon
completion thereof to mail or deliver Il
written notice to the commissioner of la
Dor at Topeka, Kansas. stating that said
provided or that said alterations addi-
lions or changes in methods of operation
have been fully made, and II such safe
guards or safety devices are not provided.
or said alterations or additions, or changes
in methods of operation are not made. and
the commissioner of labor notified there
of as provided herein, within thirty days.
or within such time as such safeguards
or safety devices can be provided or SAID
alterations or additions said changes in
methods of operation can be made and
the commissioner of labor notified thereof,
with proper diligence upon the part of such
owner, proprietor, agent or lessee. said
owner. proprietor, agent or lessee so noti-
fled shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanof and upon complaint of the com
missioner of labor, as state factory in
spector. or his deputy or special agent, be-
fore court of competent jurisdiction, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a
sum of not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars, or by
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
No person. firm or corporation, nor any
officer, agent or employee thereof, shall
remove or require to be removed. or made
Ineffective any practical safeguard around
or safety attachment to any machinery.
watts, pan, or other apparatus or device
mentioned in this section while the same is
in use, except for the purpose of imme
d1ately making repairs thereto, and all
safeguards safety attachments so re-
moved shall be promptly replaced before
the said dangerous machine, apparatus or
device is put into operation. and
| any person, firm, or corporation. any
officer. agent or employee thereof who
dangerous machine. apparatus or device
under his their control to be used or
operated without said safeguard being in
proper place and condition for the safety
and protection of the operator or other
person or persons. who shall require
or permit the continuance of such unnec-
essarily dangerous or injurious method of
operation which has been prohibited by
the commissioner of labor or his deputy by
written recommendation. as provided in
this act. shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000. and each day of continued viola
ton of this provision shall constitute a
separate offense. ANY employee any
other person who shall operate any dan
gerous machine. apparatus device for
which a practical safeguard safety at
tachment is provided, and of which said
person or persons have knowledge. without
such safeguard safety attachment being
in proper place for the protection of such
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a
not less than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars. by Imprisonment
not exceeding thirty 600 days or by both
such fine and imprisonment: provided fur
commissioner of labor and industry under
this act shall be reasonable Anv person,
company corporation dissatisfied with
/ an order of the commissioner of labor and
industry under this act may. within thirty
days after the same is made and promul-
gated. commence action in court
of competent Jurisdiction against the COM
PENDANT to vaeate and set aside any such
order. finding decision of the commits
sfoner of labor and industry, the ground
that such order. finding and decision is