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lems of health and sanitation which they encounter in the field and
in the solution of which they feel they need special advice. Such help,
when definite regulations on the subject are not needed, is given direct
to the inspector to aid him in solving, with the employer, the problems
in question. This further broadens the experience of the field inspector
as a practical safety engineer.
Replying to inquiries from all sources concerning the dangers to
health in specific industrial processes, the Section supplies data on the
points in question from the experiences of the members of the Department
 or from published information which has been collected and made
available by other investigators. In addition, the Section maintains
sonstant contact with individuals and agencies interested in improving
generally the health of workers and the conditions under which they
are employed.
A recent important work of the Hygiene and Sanitation Section has
been the investigation of the health hazards of spray coating. This
investigation was the first of its kind undertaken on such a large scale
by any such organization in the country. Locations where this work
has been carried on have been very carefully investigated and the
conclusions have been published in a very comprehensive report. The
report contains the first authentic information and investigation on the
subject. The tremendous growth in the use of the spray method of
coating surfaces has made it important that the health hazards to
workmen be definitely ascertained. Tt is on the findings of this investigation
 that the regulations on spray coating promulgated by this Department
 were based.
When the laws enforced by this Department and relating to the
health of the workers require the preparation of posters, or abstracts
of the laws for posting in the establishment concerned, the preparation
~f such material is done by the Hygiene and Sanitation Section.