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440 PUBLIC HEALTH /.ilKi4 LlOISlAttON Department of Labor and Indntlry The General Solely AtI 0/ 1937* ThU act Is the basic Industrial law of Pennsylvania. The iUUU establishes comprehensive health and aalety itandania for Industry, and designates penalties In the form of fines and imprisonment for violation of the required standards. The 1957 act is also preven tive and punitive. The safety law Is of little Importance, however, as a basis for the recovery ol damages by an employee Injured In consequence of any violation ol its provisions for the reason that the Workmen's Compensation Act* and the Occupational Disease Act"1 provide In substance that acceptance of these laws by an em ployer and employee limits the employee disabled by accident or disease as a result of his employment to the remedy afforded in those laws. The act, summarised In section form, follows; Section I is the definition section. The term "establishment" Is defined as any room, building or place within the State, except farms or private dwellings, where persona work for compensation of any kind. The term includes establishments owned or under the control of the Commonwealth, or any of Its political subdivisions. The term "department" means the Department of Labor and Industry, the designated enforcement agency for the act. Section 2 enumerates general aalety and health requirements for industry. The section requires all establishments to be constructed, equipped and operated In a manner which will protect the health and safety of employees. Certain types of machinery most be guarded so as to eliminate dangerous working conditions. Employees who are subject to Injuries Iran flying particles, falling objects, hot, cor rosive or poisonous substances, acids or caustic or Injurious light rays or harmful radioactive materials, must be provhfcd with and must wear goggles, other bead and eye protectors, gloves, leggings, and any other personal protective devices deemed necessary for their safety. From the standpoint ol Industrial health, subsection (e) of sec tion 2 Is Important. This subsection authorises the Department ol Labor and Industry to require the removal at the point of origin an ot Mar ts, rarr, r.L. SS4, n luweOnk as PS. It rs-i ri trv. Art u( Jim t, ISIS, P.L. US, aa ansoOed, 7r PS. It 1 rt irq. ,a Bote J. Mrjtrd.