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safety professional will want to compare them with American National Standards or other regulations to establish more rigid rules for his own plant He should also know the jurisdiction nghts of the factory inspectors, so that he can better understand the job they have to do and how he can help them in the performance of their duties Labor offices Labor offices m the several states perform many functions, generally depending on the number and kind of labor problems requiring state attention or supervision In the following hst, the term `labor offices" interprets the term broadly and includes state and provincial agencies dealing with such matters as safety in general, inspection of boilers, buildings, elevators, mines, and the like, and industrial safety and accidents Workmens compensation laws m the vari ous places may be enforced by the labor de partment or by the industrial accident com mission or board The safety professional should understand the basic regulations of the compensation law in his area so that he will know how the Lability of an employer is determined, what procedure should be fol lowed in case of an accident, and how dis puted cases may be appealed Some com pensation cases are complicated and require legal or medical advice Every state or province has compensation for industrial injury, but there is little uni formity in the benefits A safety professional can obtain copies from the state labor depart ment, industrial commission, or board of ap peals (See discussions m Chapter 8, "Work men's Compensation Insurance ") The following hst of labor offices gives the title of the chief executive of each agency or subdivision to whom inquiries should be ad dressed (An up-to-date listing is given in the U S Department of Labor Bulletin 177, "Labor Offices in the United States and Can ada " The bulletin, revised periodically, is available from the Bureau of Labor Standards, Washington, D C 20210 ) Alabama Department of Industrial Relations (Director), Industnal Relations Building, Montgomery 36104 Division of Workmen's Compensation (Super visor) Division of Safety and Inspection, 1816 Eighth Avenue North, Birmingham 35203 (Chief) Department of Labor (Director), administers occupational safety and health act. State Ad ministrative Bldg Montgomery 36104 Board of Mine Examiners (Chairman), 1816 Eighth Avenue North, Birmingham 35203 Alaska Department of Labor (Commissioner), PO Box 1149, Juneau 99801 Workmen's Compensation Division (Director) Industrial Safety Division (Director) Arizona Industnal Commission (Chairman), Administers Workmen's Compensation, 1601 W Jeffer son St, Phoenix 85005 Labor Department (Director) Office of State Mine Inspector (State Mine In spector), 431 Capitol Bldg, Phoenix 85007 Arkansas Department of Labor (Commissioner), Capitol Hill Bldg, Little Rock 72201 Safety Division (Director) Boiler Division (Chief Inspector) Workmen's Compensation Commission (Chair man), State Capitol Grounds, Litde Rock 72201 Mine Inspection Department (State Mine Inspec tor), 700 First National Bank Bldg, Fort Smith 72901 California Department of Industnal Relations (Director), 455 Colden Gate Ave, P O Box 603, San Francisco 94101 Division of Industnal Safety (Chief) Division of Industnal Accidents (Director), ad ministers workmen's compensation State Compensation Insurance Fund (General Manager), 525 Golden Cate Ave, San Fran cisco 94102 Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, 200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver 80203 Division of Labor (Director) Safety Section (Supervisor) Safety Education (Supervisor) Boiler Inspection (Supervisor) Safety Inspection (Supervisor) Workmen's Compensation Benefit Section (Su pervisor) State Compensation Insurance Fund (Director) Coal Mine Inspection Department (Chief Inspec tor), 1845 Sherman St, Denver 80203 Bureau of Mines (Deputy Commissioner), min ing other than coal 619