Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.010
Notification of occupancy of factory
Within one month after the occupancy of any factory, workshop or mill, the occupant shall notify the director in writing, of such occupancy.
Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 292 — Health and Safety of Employees
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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.020
Equipment to be guarded
The belting, shafting, machines, machinery, gearing and drums in all manufacturing, mechanical and other establishments in this state, when so placed as to be dangerous to persons employed therein or thereabout while engaged in their ordinary duties, shall be safely and securely guarded when possible; if not possible,…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.030
Safety guards
All power-driven circular saws must be provided with safety guards which raise and lower automatically for various thicknesses of material, and must also be provided with a kickback dog to prevent the board binding on the saw and flying back. Said appliances shall be subject to the approval of the director of the inspe…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.040
Minor not to clean or work in certain places about machinery
No minor shall be required to clean any part of the mill, gearing or machinery while it is in motion in such establishment, nor shall any minor under the age of sixteen years be required to work between the fixed and traversing or the traversing parts of any machine while it is in motion by the action of steam, water,…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.050
Openings to be guarded
The openings of all hatchways, elevators and wellholes upon every floor of every manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile or public building in this state shall be protected by good and sufficient trapdoors or self-closing hatches or safety catches, or strong guard rails at least three feet high, and all due diligence s…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.060
Fire escapes
All manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other establishments in this state, of two or more stories in height, in which twenty or more persons are employed above the first floor thereof, shall be provided with at least one or more outside iron fire escapes. For every twenty persons employed on every floor above the…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.070
Doors to open outward, not to be bolted, when
In all such establishments the main doors, both inside and outside, shall open outwardly, when the director, in writing, so directs; and no outside or inside door of any building wherein labor is employed shall be so locked, bolted or otherwise fastened during the hours of labor as to prevent egress.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.080
Explosives not to be placed near egress
No explosive or inflammable compound shall be used in any establishment in this state where labor is employed, in such place or manner as to obstruct or render hazardous the egress of operatives in case of fire.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.090
Scaffolding — warning to those near building
All scaffolds or structures used in or for the erection, repairing or taking down of any kind of building shall be well and safely supported, and of sufficient width, and so secured as to insure the safety of persons working thereon, or passing under or about the same, against the falling therein, or the falling of suc…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.110
Ventilation
All manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile and other establishments in this state shall be so ventilated as to render harmless all impurities, as near as may be.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.120
Prevention of dust, smoke and gas
Every person, firm or corporation using any polishing wheel or machine of any character which generates dust, smoke or poisonous gases in its operation, shall provide each and every such wheel or machine with a hood, which shall be connected with a blower or suction fan of sufficient power to carry off said dust, smoke…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.130
Director may order fan installed
In all establishments in this state wherein labor is employed, where any process is carried on by which dust or smoke is generated, the director of the inspection section and his assistants and deputies shall have the power and the authority to order that a fan or some other contrivance be put in to prevent the inhalat…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.140
Overcrowding in factories prohibited
Where, in the opinion of the director, any establishment wherein labor is employed is so overcrowded with employees as to endanger health or safety, the director of the inspection section, when supported in his opinion by the opinion of some reputable physician, shall be authorized and empowered to prohibit such overcr…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.150
Washrooms for women
In every factory, workshop or other establishment in this state where girls or women are employed, where unclean work of any kind has to be performed, suitable places shall be provided for such girls or women to wash and dress.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.160
Separate water closets
Separate water closets shall be provided for the use of employees of either sex in manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile and other establishments in this state where persons of both sexes are employed.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.180
Health and safety of employees to be protected — director may seal machinery, when
Whenever the director of the inspection section or one of his assistants or deputies, finds that the heating, lighting, ventilation or sanitary arrangements of any establishment where labor is employed is such as to be dangerous to the health or safety of employees therein or thereat, or the means of egress, in case of…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.190
All accidents to be reported
All accidents in manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other establishments or places within this state where labor is employed which prevent the injured person or persons from returning to work within four days after the injury, or which result in death, shall be reported by the person in charge of such establishme…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.200
Offenses
It shall be unlawful and deemed a violation of sections 292.010 to 292.250 for any person to break, remove, alter or otherwise render ineffective, or to aid or abet or cause the same to be done, any guards installed, or the seal of any inspector affixed in accordance with the provisions of sections 292.010 to 292.250.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.210
Violation a misdemeanor — fines
Any person or persons, firm or corporation, being the owner, agent, lessee or occupant of any manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile, or other establishment, business or calling in this state to which sections 292.010 to 292.250 apply, or any employee therein or thereat, who shall violate, or aid or abet in violating, a…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.220
Proceedings against whom when violated by corporation
When any of the provisions of sections 292.010 to 292.250 are violated by a corporation, proceedings may be had against any of the officers or agents of such corporation who in any way participated in such violation by the corporation of which they are the officers or agents, and, upon conviction, such officers or agen…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.230
Prosecution where violation of other laws
In case of an offense which is a violation of sections 292.010 to 292.250 and of some other law of this state, then the director or assistant director may elect under which law he will prosecute; but where an offense is in violation of some other law of this state in relation to the protection of employees, but is not…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.240
Fines, where paid
All fines collected for violation of sections 292.010 to 292.250 shall be paid into the common school fund of the county in which the offense was committed.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.250
Duty of prosecuting attorney
It is hereby made the express duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county or city in this state to lend all possible aid in all prosecutions for violation of the provisions of sections 292.010 to 292.250.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.280
Inspection — duty and power of director of inspection section
The director of the inspection section is hereby required to at least twice a year thoroughly inspect each foundry in this state wherein four or more men are employed, and the said director shall have the power and authority by order to require the provision of section 292.260 to be carried out.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.290
Penalty
Any corporation, company or person failing to comply with an order made by the director of the inspection section to provide the facilities enumerated in section 292.260 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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