LABOR, .LIVE STOCK SANITARY BOARD, FORESTRY 55 



tion service and apparatus to test the efficiency of dust collecting de- 

 vices already installed; ignorance of the law and of the necessity that 

 prompted its enactment — that is, the hazard of the workers who 

 operated such machines without the protective device. 



No trouble arose in the enforcement of the law. Employers were 

 quick to see the advantages of dust collection systems on their grind- 

 ing and polishing machinery and several employers who have installed 

 systems at the behest of the Labor Department have reported that the 

 increased efficiency of production in their plants will soon pay for the 

 cost of installing the new equipment. Others have expressed them- 

 selves pleased at the humanitarian aspect of the installation: the pro- 

 tection of the worker from the hazard of inhalation of the dust parti- 

 cles. 



All the firms inspected willingly complied with the provisions of 

 the law, whether it was an order for the installation of a suction 

 system on the grinding or polishing machines, or an order to make the 

 already installed machinery come up to the standard requirements of 

 the law. In no case was it necessary to impose a penalty or resort to 

 courts for law redress. 



Employers have been uniformly courteous and cooperative with 

 the department in the administration of this new law. 



There follows a tabulated report of the activities of the Labor 

 Department under the Blower Law. 



Number systems inspected 34 



Number systems reinspected 94 



Orders issued to install new system complied with 11 



Orders issued to install new system pending 3 



Systems found in good condition and up to State Standard 7 



Orders issued to bring old systems in use up to State Standard 



complied with 13 



Types of Plants Where Blower System Inspections Were Made. 



Abrasive wheel manufacturing 



Agricultural implement manufacturing 



Auto and furniture brass hardware manufacturing 



Brass and bronze shops and foundries 



Cutlery manufacturing 



Golf club manufacturing 



Laundry machinery manufacturing 



Lathe and drill press machinery manufacturing 



Lock, key and safe manufacturing 



Machine shops 



Ornamental iron works 



Plumbing supplies 



Railway shops 



Scale manufacturing 



