. Labor problems and labor legislation . by speciallyconstructed hoods, hoppers, and exhaust of this type have been establishedeither by statute or by administrative order prin-cipally in the large lead using states. As addi-tional precautions most of these laws requirewet cleaning methods, respirators, washing fa-cilities, special working clothing, separate wash-ing and lunch rooms and prohibit the bringingof food or drink into the work places. Similarprovisions in other countries have helped reducethe risk of lead poisoning far below previousAmerican experience. Despite rece
. Labor problems and labor legislation . by speciallyconstructed hoods, hoppers, and exhaust of this type have been establishedeither by statute or by administrative order prin-cipally in the large lead using states. As addi-tional precautions most of these laws requirewet cleaning methods, respirators, washing fa-cilities, special working clothing, separate wash-ing and lunch rooms and prohibit the bringingof food or drink into the work places. Similarprovisions in other countries have helped reducethe risk of lead poisoning far below previousAmerican experience. Despite recent striking increase in the numberof anthrax cases among tanners and leather work-ers, the United States has done little to combatthis striking industrial disease. Common legalsafeguards in other countries include disinfec-tion of hides, hair and bristles, special overalls,neck coverings and gloves, and facilities forthorough washing. Some states forbid sleeping in workrooms, andsome require that rags for wiping machinery be [90] HEALTH. ANTHRAX GERMS. The slender rod-like bodies are the anthrax bacilli amongthe blood corpuscles of a patient. sanitary. To guard against infection from smallwounds, the requirement of factory first-aidkits is growing. Particularly striking is the special protectionof women manifested in the legislation requir-ing seats, toilets, and dressing rooms. Almostevery state requires seats for women in mercan-tile establishments, and a majority extend theprovision to manufacturing. These laws are oflittle importance, as it is practically impossibleto make sure that use of seats is permitted. Near-ly every state requires sanitary and separate toi- [91] LABOR PROBLEMS AND LABOR LEGISLATION lets for women workers in addition to those formen. Tenement house manufacture, or the Sweat-shop system, is often held up as a pleasant andeasy method by which poor women and childrencan add at leisure to the family income. Asa matter of fact, such work has usually proved
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