FOREWORD
The purpose of this bulletin is to explain the present organization
and operation of the Department of Labor and Industry, Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, ereated in 1913 to serve the labor and indus-
trial interests of the Commonwealth and to enforce the laws relating
to the safety, health, and well-being of employes. The Secretary of
Labor and Industry believes that a comprehensive knowledge of the
powers and duties of the Department by the public will be generally
beneficial from the standpoint of service and efficiency in solving prob-
lems of importance to those directly concerned, and of interest to the
welfare of the Commonwealth.
The Secretary, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the
Senate, is the head of the Department of Labor and Industry. He
11so serves in the following capacities: Chairman of the State Work-
men’s Insurance Board; chairman of the Industrial Board; ex-officio
member of the Workmen's Compensation Board, and the State Welfare
Commission.
The Department organization includes: The Executive Bureau, the
Bureaus of Inspection, Workmen’s Compensation, Rehabilitation, Em-
ployment, Industrial Standards, Industrial Relations, Statisties, Women
and Children, Bedding and Upholstery, and Accounting. In this bul-
letin the work of the several bureaus is described in detail, as are also
the powers and duties of the Industrial Board, Workmen’s Compen-
sation Board, and the State Workmen 's Insurance Fund.
The successful administration of the Department of Labor and In-
Justry requires the cooperation of all individuals and associations af-
fected. By the publication of this bulletin it is believed such eooper-
ation can be enlisted. The Department has received remarkable assist-
ance from those affected by the discharge of its duties, for which the
Yecretary here wishes to express grateful acknowledgment.
The text of the laws administered by this Department are not con-
tained in this bulletin, but are published separately in bulletins which
may be obtained by application to the Department of Labor and In-
Justry, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The regulations of the Department
adopted in conformity with these laws also are published separately and
may be similarly obtained.
It is hoped that the publication of this bulletin may prove interesting
and helpful to the general publie.
PETER GLICK,
Secretary of Labor and Industry
