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"Violations of Child Labor Law were employment of child under 

 14, working child after 6 P. M., and working child under 16 without 

 employment certificate. 



The violations of the Woman's Working Law were working women 

 more than 10 hours per day and more than 60 hours per week, failure 

 to provide toilets and dressing rooms, failure to keep time book and 

 post copy of act. 



Violators of labor laws have been advised of their infractions and 

 in the majority of instances the employer has seen the wisdom and 

 justice of the law and without order or prosecution, complied with 

 verbal recommendations and made corrections during time inspector 

 was on premises. Orders were issued and prosecutions instituted only 

 in such cases where employers refused to obey or were indifferent to 

 the law. 



Enforcement of Suction-Blower Systems on Polishing and Grinding 



Machinery. 



Chapter 124, of the Acts of 1928 require the use of a suction- 

 blower exhaust system upon polishing and grinding machinery to 

 safeguard the health of workers employed to operate grinding and 

 polishing machinery. Enforcement of the act began in July, 1929. 



The first step in the enforcement program was a complete survey 

 in Jefferson County of all the factories and workshops having such 

 equipment that came under the provisions of the law. This includes 

 check-up inspections after a six month interval. 



Investigation by the departmental Inspectors showed that the law 

 was widely disregarded for several reasons: Lack of adequate inspec- 



