Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 10199) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13239; 1919 § 6804; 1909 § 7845
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2007 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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. ——– (RSMo 1939 § […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 10192) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13232; 1919 § 6796; 1909 § 7837
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2007 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. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 10190, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 10191) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13231; 1919 § 6795; 1909 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
