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NE Code § 48-401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-401 - Water closets; duty of employer to provide.

48-401.  Water closets; duty of employer to provide.Every factory, mill, workshop, mercantile or mechanical establishment or other building, where one or more persons are employed, shall be provided within reasonable access, with a sufficient number of water closets, earth closets or privies for the reasonable use of the persons employed therein, and wherever male and female persons are employed as aforesaid together, water closets, earth closets or privies separate and apart, shall be provided for the use of each sex, and plainly so designated, and no person shall be allowed to use such closet or privy assigned to the other sex. Such closet shall be properly enclosed and ventilated and at all times kept in a clean and sanitary condition. When the number employed is more than twenty of either sex, there shall be provided an additional closet for each sex up to the number of forty and above that number in the same ratio. The Department of Labor or any person authorized by the department may require such changes in the placing of such closets as the department may deem necessary and may require other changes which may serve the best interest of morals and sanitation.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 1, p. 299;   Laws 1913, c. 103, § 1, p. 258;   R.S.1913, § 3588;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 1, p. 558;   C.S.1922, § 7682;   C.S.1929, § 48-401;   R.S.1943, § 48-401. Annotations  The state, by its Legislature, has extensively entered the field of labor. Midwest Employers Council, Inc. v. City of Omaha, 177 Neb. 877, 131 N.W.2d 609 (1964). Safety regulations do not apply to nonoperating owner of building. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954). Petition of employee was insufficient to state cause of action under this section where it merely showed contracting of unusual disease by employee. Russo v. Swift & Co., 136 Neb. 406, 286 N.W. 291 (1939).
NE Code § 48-402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-402 - Dressing rooms; duty to provide; rights of lessee.

48-402.  Dressing rooms; duty to provide; rights of lessee.In factories, mills, workshops, mercantile or mechanical establishments, or other places where the labor performed by the operator is of such a character that it becomes necessary to change the clothing, wholly or in part, before leaving the building at the close of the day's work, separate dressing rooms shall be provided for females whenever so required by the Department of Labor. It shall be the duty of every occupant, whether owner or lessee of any such premises used as specified by sections 48-401 to 48-424, to make all the changes and additions thereto. In case such changes are made upon the order of the department to the lessee of the premises, the lessee may at any time within thirty days after the completion thereof, bring an action against any person, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company having an interest in such premises and may recover such proportion of expenses of making such changes and additions as the court adjudges should justly and equitably be borne by such defendant.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 2, p. 300;   Laws 1913, c. 103, § 1, p. 258;   R.S.1913, § 3589;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 2, p. 558;   C.S.1922, § 7683;   C.S.1929, § 48-402;   R.S.1943, § 48-402;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 287.  Annotations Lessee is given a cause of action against parties having interest in premises for share of cost of changes and additions. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954).
NE Code § 48-403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-403 - Ventilation; dust and fumes; fans required.

48-403.  Ventilation; dust and fumes; fans required.If in any of the aforesaid places any process is carried on by which dust or fumes are caused, which may be inhaled by the persons employed therein, or if the air shall become exhausted or impure, there shall be provided a fan or other such mechanical device as will substantially carry away all such dust or fumes or other impurities, subject to the approval of the Department of Labor.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 3, p. 300;   Laws 1913, c. 103, § 1, p. 259;   R.S.1913, § 3590;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 3, p. 559;   C.S.1922, § 7684;   C.S.1929, § 48-403;   R.S.1943, § 48-403. Annotations  The "aforesaid places" referred to in this section are those which are mentioned in sections 48-401 and 48-402: factories, mills, workshops, mercantile or mechanical establishments, or other buildings where one or more persons are employed. Anderson v. Nashua Corp., 246 Neb. 420, 519 N.W.2d 275 (1994). Burden is on employee to prove that injury resulted proximately from failure of employer to install a fan to carry off fumes of paint shop. Smith v. Morton Motor Co., 145 Neb. 396, 16 N.W.2d 843 (1944). Fact that employee contracted disease of echinococcosis does not show violation of this section. Russo v. Swift & Co., 136 Neb. 406, 286 N.W. 291 (1939). Where employer provides foundry with ample ventilation and suitable equipment, and such foundry is inspected about twice a year by representative of Nebraska Department of Labor who makes no additional requirements, employer has complied with the statute. Rzeszotarski v. American Smelting & Refining Co., 133 Neb. 825, 277 N.W. 334 (1938). Where ventilators and windows would tend to carry away dust and fumes, trial court was not required to instruct jury with reference to this section. Grover v. Aaron Ferer & Sons, 122 Neb. 755, 241 N.W. 539 (1932). Employer has burden of proof to show that the installation of a fan or other device for the removal of dust and fumes is not practicable. Grant Storage Battery Co. v. DeLay, 87 F.2d 726 (8th Cir. 1937).
NE Code § 48-404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-404 - Sanitation; duty of employer.

48-404.  Sanitation; duty of employer.All of the aforesaid places shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain, privy or nuisance, and shall be ventilated and kept in a sanitary condition. The Department of Labor or any person authorized by the department may require such changes or additions to be made in any of the aforesaid places as will promote the best measures of sanitation.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 4, p. 300;   Laws 1913, c. 103, § 1, p. 259;   R.S.1913, § 3591;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 4, p. 559;   C.S.1922, § 7685;   C.S.1929, § 48-404;   R.S.1943, § 48-404.
NE Code § 48-405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-405 - Grinding machines; dust; blowers required.

48-405.  Grinding machines; dust; blowers required.All persons, companies or corporations operating any factory or workshop where grinding wheels, or grinding machines, emery wheels or emery belts of any description are used, whether solid emery, leather covered, felt, canvas, linen, paper, cotton or wheels or belts rolled or coated with emery or carborundum or cotton wheels used as buffs, shall, when deemed necessary by the Department of Labor, provide such wheels or belts with blowers or similar apparatus, which shall be placed over, beside or under such wheels or belts in such manner as to protect the person or persons using the same from particles of dust produced and caused thereby, and to carry away the dust arising from or thrown off by such wheels or belts while in operation, directly to the outside of the building or to some receptacle placed so as to receive and confine such dust; Provided, grinding machines upon which water is used at the point of grinding contact and other wheels used for tool grinding shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 5, p. 301;   Laws 1913, c. 103, § 1, p. 259;   R.S.1913, § 3592;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 5, p. 559;   C.S.1922, § 7686;   C.S.1929, § 48-405;   R.S.1943, § 48-405. Annotations Applicability of act is limited to those operating factory or workshop. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954).
NE Code § 48-406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-406 - Emery wheels and grindstones; use and operation.

48-406.  Emery wheels and grindstones; use and operation.No emery wheels or grindstones in any factory, mill or workshop, shall be used when known to the person using the same to be cracked or otherwise defective, nor operated at a greater speed than indicated or guaranteed by the manufacturer of such emery wheel or grindstone.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 6, p. 301;   R.S.1913, § 3593;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 6, p. 560;   C.S.1922, § 7687;   C.S.1929, § 48-406;   R.S.1943, § 48-406.
NE Code § 48-407 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-407 - Emery wheels and grindstones; hoods or hoppers required.

48-407.  Emery wheels and grindstones; hoods or hoppers required.Every emery wheel and grindstone shall be fitted with a sheet or cast iron hood or hopper, of such form so adjusted that the dust or refuse therefrom will fall or be thrown into such hood or hopper by centrifugal force, and be carried off by the current of air into a suction pipe.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 7, p. 301;   R.S.1913, § 3594;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 7, p. 560;   C.S.1922, § 7688;   C.S.1929, § 48-407;   R.S.1943, § 48-407. Annotations Applicability of act is limited to those operating factory or workshop. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954).
NE Code § 48-408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-408 - Emery wheels; suction pipes required; capacity.

48-408.  Emery wheels; suction pipes required; capacity.Every such wheel six inches or less in diameter shall be provided with a three-inch suction pipe; wheels six inches to twenty-four inches in diameter, with a four-inch suction pipe; wheels from twenty-four inches to thirty-six inches in diameter, with a five-inch suction pipe; and every wheel exceeding thirty-six inches in diameter shall be provided with a suction pipe not less than six inches in diameter.The suction pipe from each wheel shall be of full size to its terminus, and a suction pipe to which smaller pipes are attached shall, in its capacity, be equal to the combined capacities of all smaller pipes attached thereto, and the discharge pipe shall be of as large capacity as, or larger capacity than, the combined capacities of all suction pipes.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 8, p. 302;   R.S.1913, § 3595;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 8, p. 560;   C.S.1922, § 7689;   C.S.1929, § 48-408;   R.S.1943, § 48-408.
NE Code § 48-409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-409 - Machinery; safety devices required.

48-409.  Machinery; safety devices required.Every person operating a plant where machinery is used, shall provide such guards, boxing, screens or other appliances as will protect employees against injury from belting, shafting, gearing, elevators, drums, saws, cogs, electric currents, molten metal or hot liquid. He shall also furnish and supply belt shifters which can be operated from the floor. All exposed cogs or gears shall be enclosed in metal casings or woven wire screens. Protruding set screws in collars and couplings of shafting or other revolving machinery shall be countersunk or covered with metal boxing. Pulleys, belts and projections of or from ends of shaftings shall be protected by boxing or enclosing with metal or other suitable material. Belts shall not rest on shafting in motion, but rest hooks shall be provided to hold belting free therefrom. Roll guards shall be placed on roll-feed machines fed by hand at the point where the material is fed, and a device for instantly stopping the machine by the hand or foot shall also be provided within reach of the operator when operating the machine.Source   Laws 1911, c. 67, § 9, p. 302;   Laws 1913, c. 103, § 1, p. 260;   R.S.1913, § 3597;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 9, p. 560;   C.S.1922, § 7690;   C.S.1929, § 48-409;   R.S.1943, § 48-409. Annotations  Employee's acceptance of benefits under Workmen's Compensation Act ordinarily constitutes release to employer of claims at law arising from the injury. Edelman v. Ralph Printing & Lithographing, Inc., 189 Neb. 763, 205 N.W.2d 340 (1973). Evidence did not establish violation of this section. Goodwin v. Epsen Lithographing Co., 183 Neb. 281, 160 N.W.2d 183 (1968). Words "operating a plant" would include corporation carrying on an elevator business. Fosler v. Aden, 175 Neb. 535, 122 N.W.2d 494 (1963). Applicability of section is limited to operator of plant. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954). A farming and stockfeeding business is not a plant within this section. Groat v. Clausen, 139 Neb. 689, 298 N.W. 563 (1941). Factory act is not intended to narrow compensation act. Fact that employer's violation of this section was cause of injury to employee does not entitle latter to sue at common law. Navracel v. Cudahy Packing Co., 109 Neb. 506, 191 N.W. 659 (1922), reh'g denied, 109 Neb. 512, 193 N.W. 768 (1923). Where defendant failed to provide rest hook to hold belting free from shafting, it was proper to submit to jury failure to comply with statute as evidence of negligence. Hellerich v. Central Granaries Co., 104 Neb. 818, 178 N.W. 919 (1920). Violation of this section constituted gross negligence. McCarthy v. Village of Ravenna, 99 Neb. 674, 157 N.W. 629 (1916).
NE Code § 48-410 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-410 - Revolving machines; screens required.

48-410.  Revolving machines; screens required.A metal or other suitable screen shall be placed around each laundry extractor or other exposed high-speed revolving machinery.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 10, p. 561;   C.S.1922, § 7691;   C.S.1929, § 48-410;   R.S.1943, § 48-410.
NE Code § 48-411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-411 - Woodworking machinery; safety devices.

48-411.  Woodworking machinery; safety devices.Wood planers, wood shapers, swing saws, equalizing saws, circular heading jointers, wood polishers, buzz planers, lathe bolters, and all similar machinery, shall be equipped with requisite safety appliances.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 11, p. 561;   C.S.1922, § 7692;   C.S.1929, § 48-411;   R.S.1943, § 48-411.
NE Code § 48-412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-412 - Safety appliances; codes and standards.

48-412.  Safety appliances; codes and standards.All safety appliances prescribed by sections 48-401 to 48-424 shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Labor. The commissioner is directed and empowered to formulate, adopt, publish and enforce such safety codes, orders, rules and standards as he deems necessary, in order that all employments and places of employment shall be, in all respects, so constructed, equipped, arranged, operated and maintained as to provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, health and safety of all persons employed therein and frequenting the same, as the nature of the employment will reasonably permit. Such codes as may be adopted shall be subject to modification, amendment or repeal at any time, in the discretion of the commissioner.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 12, p. 561;   C.S.1922, § 7693;   Laws 1929, c. 138, § 1, p. 492;   C.S.1929, § 48-412;   R.S.1943, § 48-412;   Laws 1969, c. 400, § 1, p. 1390.  Annotations  Safety appliance codes apply only where the relationship of employer and employee exists. Quist v. Duda, 159 Neb. 393, 67 N.W.2d 481 (1954). The violation of a provision of a safety code intended to protect life, health, and safety of employees constitutes actionable negligence but such negligence must be shown to have been the proximate cause of the injury. Wertz v. Lincoln Liberty Life Ins. Co., 152 Neb. 451, 41 N.W.2d 740 (1950). Rules of Department of Labor are not applicable to a farming and stockraising business. Groat v. Clausen, 139 Neb. 689, 298 N.W. 563 (1941).
NE Code § 48-413 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-413 - Safety codes; adopt, amend, or repeal; Nebraska Safety Code for Building Construction; procedures.

48-413.  Safety codes; adopt, amend, or repeal; Nebraska Safety Code for Building Construction; procedures.(1) The Commissioner of Labor shall, from time to time, create advisory committees composed of employers, employees, and such other persons as the commissioner may designate, to advise him in formulating, adopting, amending or repealing such codes, orders, rules and standards. Before any code is adopted, amended or repealed there shall be a public hearing thereon, notice of which hearing shall be given such publicity as the commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner may make or cause to be made such investigations and surveys as will assist in the formulation and modification of such codes, orders, rules and standards.(2) A safety code may be adopted as a regulation by the Commissioner of Labor and shall thereafter be known as the Nebraska Safety Code for Building Construction. A copy of this code, if so adopted, shall be kept on file in the office of the Commissioner of Labor. Any amendment or change thereafter made in such code shall become effective in this state only after public notice and hearing thereon as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1929, c. 138, § 1, p. 493;   C.S.1929, § 48-412;   R.S.1943, § 48-413;   Laws 1969, c. 400, § 2, p. 1391.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 48-414 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-414 - Safety codes; enforcement; violation; penalty; coverage of sections.

48-414.  Safety codes; enforcement; violation; penalty; coverage of sections.It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor to make or cause to be made periodic inspections of all places of employment for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of such safety codes as have been adopted, and any inspector or employee of the commissioner may order the discontinuance of the use or operation of any machine or device, or the discontinuance of work at any location, which does not conform to the provisions of the code or codes pertaining thereto. The commissioner shall adopt a suitable label to be attached to any such machine or device stating that the use or operation of such machine or device is dangerous and has been ordered discontinued. The commissioner shall adopt a similar label or sign to be posted at any location where work has been ordered discontinued. Such label shall not be removed except upon authority from the commissioner. Any employer or employee who uses or operates, or causes to be used or operated, any machine or device so labeled, or who continues work at any location where work has been ordered discontinued, shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Railroad companies engaged in interstate or foreign commerce are not within the provisions of sections 48-412 to 48-416. Public power and irrigation districts, under Chapter 70, article 6, are subject to the provisions of Chapter 48, article 4.Source   Laws 1929, c. 138, § 1, p. 493;   C.S.1929, § 48-412;   R.S.1943, § 48-414;   Laws 1969, c. 400, § 3, p. 1391;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 282;   Laws 1979, LB 467, § 1.  Annotations Evidence that Department of Labor has inspected and approved a particular machine is prima facie evidence that its use is not in violation of this act. Goodwin v. Epsen Lithographing Co., 183 Neb. 281, 160 N.W.2d 183 (1968).
NE Code § 48-415 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-415 - Safety codes; validity or reasonableness; appeal to Commissioner of Labor.

48-415.  Safety codes; validity or reasonableness; appeal to Commissioner of Labor.Any person in interest, or his duly authorized agent, may file a petition with the Commissioner of Labor for a review of the validity or reasonableness of any code, order, rule or standard made under the provisions of section 48-412. The commissioner shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, hold a hearing to determine the issues raised, and shall give ample notice of the time and place of such hearing to the petitioner, and to such other interested persons as the commissioner may determine.Source   Laws 1929, c. 138, § 1, p. 493;   C.S.1929, § 48-412;   R.S.1943, § 48-415;   Laws 1969, c. 400, § 4, p. 1392.
NE Code § 48-416 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-416 - Appeal; procedure.

48-416.  Appeal; procedure.Any person in interest who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Commissioner of Labor may appeal the decision, and the decision shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1929, c. 138, § 1, p. 494;   C.S.1929, § 48-412;   R.S.1943, § 48-416;   Laws 1969, c. 400, § 5, p. 1392;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 84.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 48-417 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-417 - Electric plants; safety regulations.

48-417.  Electric plants; safety regulations.Signs or indicating lamps shall be placed at all switches in electric light and power plants or other places where high-pressure currents are used, to show whether the current is on or off the circuit. When current is turned off a circuit for repair, the switch shall first be tagged, the tag bearing the name of the person for whom it is turned off. The tag shall not be removed or the current turned on until the person for whom it was tagged shall notify the operator that his work has ceased.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 13, p. 561;   C.S.1922, § 7694;   C.S.1929, § 48-413;   R.S.1943, § 48-417.
NE Code § 48-418 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-418 - Transferred to section 48-2512.01.

48-418.  Transferred to section 48-2512.01.
NE Code § 48-419 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-419 - Steam boilers; repairs; safety regulations.

48-419.  Steam boilers; repairs; safety regulations.Where a number of boilers deliver to a common steam main, they shall be equipped with a shutoff or throttle valve for each boiler to take it out of service for repairs and inspection necessitating the entry therein of workmen. A metal shield shall be constructed covering the hand wheel of the valve hinging in the center and containing hasp and lock. The shield shall be painted red and marked with the words Man in boiler. The workman shall be allowed to retain key in his possession while in such boiler.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 15, p. 561;   C.S.1922, § 7696;   C.S.1929, § 48-415;   R.S.1943, § 48-419.
NE Code § 48-420 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 48 - Labor|48-420 - Fire escapes; when required.

48-420.  Fire escapes; when required.Every factory or other institution, more than two stories in height, shall be equipped with outside fireproof iron stairways, chutes or toboggans, and one automatic fire escape for every fifteen persons working or congregating therein at any time, who, for any reason, are unable to reach or use the outside fireproof stairways, chutes or toboggans.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 16, p. 562;   C.S.1922, § 7697;   C.S.1929, § 48-416;   R.S.1943, § 48-420. Annotations Under former penal statute relating to fire escapes, law will not be extended to include agents of owners who fail, after notice, to erect fire escapes. State v. Dailey, 76 Neb. 770, 107 N.W. 1094 (1906).