The Department of Labor and Industry

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Identifikator:: 1827881585

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221260

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The Department of Labor and Industry

Place of publication:: Harrisburg

Publisher:: Dep. of Labor and Industry

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 68 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Bureau of industrial standards

Collection:: Economics Books

3€) In addition to any general educational work the Bureau might do in the carrying out of its routine work, it is engaging in certain special forms of educational work such as assisting in the formation of com- munity safety organizations; in cooperating with existing local organi- zations already established ; in the holding of safety conferences through the furnishing of speakers and by making efforts to increase the at- tendance. The Bureau takes a leading part in the development of the program and other features of the annual state-wide conferences. It is prepared to assist any organization interested in accident-prevention work in the educational phase of its program. HYGIENE AND SANITATION The function of the Hygiene and Sanitation Section of the Bureau of Industrial Standards is to deal with the problem of health as affected by employment. All reports of industrial accidents received by the Compensation Bureau refers to this section all reports of disabilities caused by disease. In the present Workmen’s Compensation Law “Injury’’ and ‘personal injury’’ as used in that Act ‘‘mean only violence to the physical structure of the body, and such disease or infection as naturally results therefrom.”’ Reports of disabilities aris- ing in the course of employment other than those coming under that classification are not received in large numbers. They do not, in any degree, indicate the frequency with which the industrial population of the state is being disabled by materials or through methods of manu- facture carrying with them a health hazard. They do, however, offer an avenue of approach, and, together with reports from other sources of clearly defined, or of supposed cases of industrial disease, are in- vestigated and suggestions are made for removing the conditions re- sponsible for them. This service is sought by employers, employes, physicians, and other interested persons. In addition to dealing with these individual cases, it receives infor- mation on health hazards in general, studies the conditions producing such hazards, or, without specific reports on such conditions, initiates studies of related problems. If the carrying on of such studies requires technical knowledge and equipment not available in the Department of Labor and Industry, the Hygiene and Sanitation Section calls on cooperating bodies of individuals to assist in the research necessary for their completion. The results of such investigation are made public through bulletins published by the Department. If definite dangers are found, the section recommends methods of eliminating them by means of regulations based on the findings, and developed and issued by the Department. This work is restricted because of the inability of the Department to enlist the aid of agencies not under its jurisdie- tion for the carrying on of needed investigation. Were it not hampered by such limitations increased service would be available for prompt technical research into a number of important problems which must now remain untouched. Adequate protective measures can be based only on facts. Since it is the function of this Department to develop these measures, it should, of necessity, be in a position to determine the conditions calling for such action. The Hygiene and Sanitation Seetion cooperates with the Bureau of [nspeetion by inviting the field inspectors to bring to the Section prob.

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