. Labor problems and labor legislation . provisions for fire preventionand safe exits became general. Factory doorsare supposed to swing out or to slide, and notto be locked during working hours. The courtshave often held that failure to provide the re-quired safeguards in itself constitutes negligenceon the employers part, and that the workmandoes not assume the consequent risk. Mining Every state where mining is an important in-dustry has adopted legislation looking to thesafety of the men who carry on this hazardouswork underground. In many cases these min-ing codes are among the lengthiest
. Labor problems and labor legislation . provisions for fire preventionand safe exits became general. Factory doorsare supposed to swing out or to slide, and notto be locked during working hours. The courtshave often held that failure to provide the re-quired safeguards in itself constitutes negligenceon the employers part, and that the workmandoes not assume the consequent risk. Mining Every state where mining is an important in-dustry has adopted legislation looking to thesafety of the men who carry on this hazardouswork underground. In many cases these min-ing codes are among the lengthiest, the most de-tailed, and the most complex of our labor laws. They usually require accurate maps showingall workings and open at all times to the mineinspectors, a sufficient number of escapementshafts, proper ventilation and supply of pure air,and periodic inspections to discover explosiveor poisonous dusts or gases. Precautions againstfalling rock or coal must be taken by carefullytimbering dangerous places. Rules are laid [74] SAFETY. IN A GLORY HOLE This mine worker in case of a slide would have difficultyin reaching the distant safety rope. down for proper methods of drilling and blast-ing, protected hoisting cages, safety lamps, tele-phone connections, and sometimes a certainamount of first-aid equipment. Work of womenin mines is usually prohibited. Enforcement ofthese provisions is usually given to a special bodyof mine inspectors. In 1910 a federal Bureau ofMines was established, which makes studies,publishes reports, and maintains mine rescuestations and cars, but has no power to enforcesafety legislation. [75] LABOR PROBLEMS AND LABOR LEGISLATION Railroads and Street Cars As the railroad pushed across the Americancontinent, reports of deaths and maimings, par-ticularly in connection with the coupling of cars,became more frequent. A few states enactedprotective laws, but with the spread of inter-state transportation it soon became evident thatfederal action was needed
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