Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-21
COMM, oolokGN OF LA0oR OUT.
L,NEs LEGISLATION ne sAvs
10 NEEDED.
DEMANDS SAFEGUARDS
ron ARMY WORKERS
Separate Code Needed For Each IN.
dustry-Uriek Gallo Attention 70
Lack 81 Standard Doiisrs--kssd For
Proper vsnt,lation irpsrtant-0ist
Of Oisnnial Report.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. Making the
factories safe for the workmen and
providing better living conditions for
all who labor-these are among the
highly important matters which abe
Thirty eighth General assembly should
consider. in the opinion u state Labor
missioner A. l.. Urick. In his
biennial report Commissioner Urick
has outlined q program of improve
ments in working conditions which
has the sanction Of the Iowa Fedora
ton OF Labor and others interested
and which will be urged before the as
sembly.
Among the recommendations made
BY Labor Commissioner Urick are the
following:
Inspection Of passenger and freight
elevators.
Boiler inspection both as to stand
ards OF safety and construction.
Provision for shop lighting on APP
proved modern lighting principles.
Laws regulating ventilation and
sanitation in places OF employment.
A bill providing for code OF safety
in building construction and repair
work.
Provision for the adoption of codes
o. safety in all lines OF industry with
authority to enforce the provisions OF
the code.
Provision that work permits be is
sued to school children for the va
cation period only" not to be honored
during the school term.
Provision for allowing the sub
normal child to take up employment
under work permits issued by school
superintendents and approved by the
state labor commissioner
The code of sofety for each indus
try should be worked ont thru the
study and cooperation Of employers
employees and experts. in the opinion
of Commissioner Trick
"The plan is explains Commits
soner Trick. with the cooperation
OF employers and employees. to work
out codes OF safety in all lines of in
dustrv which will become effective
after due hearings and publication
By this means the experience OF the
orker. the knowledge Of the employer
and the critical ability of the expert
can all be nodded into constructive
methods for safety. health and welfare
and upon the most concise and
economic plans" q
He explains that many states have
commission to do this work and In
every case where such codes were
adopted and put into effect they have
stood the test OF the courts.
No Standard Boilers.
Commissioner Urick declares that
the only boiler inspection which rae
tory inspectors are authorized to do Is
to demand good and sufficient steam
and water gauges and safety valves
and their authority extends no further
He declares the state should fix
standard which must he met by all
boilers and which should also include
construction. He declares that state
after state are fixing standards con-
forming to codes fixed by the Ameri-
can Society OF Mechanical Engineers
for the American Uniform Boiler Law
Society.
AS progress is being made In the
matter of standardizing boiler con-
struction by other states Iowa stands
in a peculiar condition" says Com
missioner Urick. Not having any
standard Of safety whatsoever. Iowa is
almost certain to become the dump
ing ground for all manufacturers o.
boilers rejected in other states. Both
a fixed standard and certain provision"
for inspection Of boilers and also
code, for installation are highly "s'
sential il our state is to do it's duty
to all concerned" he declares.
Concerning the need for proper ven
tilation and lighting Commissioner
Trick among other things points out:
The state spends thousands OF dol
lars annually in educating men and
women to cure disease and to care
for the sufferers. much OF 1t occupa-
tional in its origin and much Of which