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The inspector, for sufficient reasons given to him, and in order to make up lost time or to satisfy the exigencies of trade, may, for a period not exceeding six weeks, extend the time of employment of children. g:rls and women to twelve hours in a day. or seventy-two hours in a week, provided that the day shall not commence before six clock m the morning nor end after nine o'clock in the evening, in the lollowing cases : ^' . , <^«)- Jb«" any accident, which prevents the working of any indus- trial establishment, happens to the motive power or machinery or (6) When, from any occurrence beyond the control of the employer, the machinery or any part of the machinery of any industrial establish- ment cannot be regularly worked ; or (c). When any stoppage occurs from any cause whatsoever. § 5. — General duties of employers. • .• , onon ^^""^ «™Ployer or head of any establishment mentioned rpeSuysh^i?;''^" comply With all the provisions concerning him and ..H hl'"''''!^ *° *^^ inspector a written notice containing his name and address the name of the factory, the place where it is situated, the thereTn ^^^ °**"''^ ^""^ ''"'""'* ""^ *^^ "'"'"^^ P°^«^ SOU", or young , already pector, be ician, and ly be dis- )oy under ployed in than ten sk. Any i purpose inspector le herein >ramence ght. a, and in may, for 'ment of 3nty-two ifore six ^, in the y indus- or Dployer, stablish- intioned lim and B name ted, the power Such notice shall be given within thirty days from the opening of a new establishment, and, in the case of existing establishments, within thirty days from the coming into force oi this act. 2. Send, within forty eight nours of the accident, a written notice to the inspector, informing him of any accident whereby any of the work- men has been killed or has suffered serious bodily injury, whereby Le has been prevented from working ; Such notice shall state the place cf residence of the person injured or killed, or the place to which Le has be«n removed, so as to enable the inspector to hold the inquiry required by law ; 3. Keep a register in which shall be entered : (a.) The names and age of the children, boys, g'-ls or wor .en whom he employs ; (b.) The peri..d of each day and week duri - which such children, boys, girls or women are employed, and the hour at which they com- menced and finished working ; 4. Afford the inspector every means necessary for facilitating the thorough inspection of the establishment and its dependencies ; 5. Keep hung up, in the most conspicuous places in the establish- ment, the notices and provisions of the law and regulations supplied to him by the inspector, and keep tfaera entire and legible until the latter orders them to be altered or removed ; 6. Furnish the inspector with a certificate from a health officer that his establishment fulfils the conditions as to salubrity and hygiene required by this act and the regulations of the Board of Health of the Province of Quebec approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council ; 7. Furnish the inspector e^ery year with a certificate of the inspec- tion of the boilers and other motors in the establishment, as well as of the steam-pipes. § 6. — Inspection of steam-boilers, dkc. " 3028. The inspection of steam-boilers and motors in the establish- Boilers and ment and also of steam-pipes, shall be made, in accordance with the iSepeoUon^'*' regulations made on the subject by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council, *°* by an inspector holding a certificate from the examiners appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council, with such salary as he may be pleased to fix. Such inspection may also be made by any inspector of a lawfully incorporatad accident insurance company, doing business in the Province provided such company is interested and such inspector holds a certifi' cate as above provided for. Time for gir- ing DOtioe. Oiva notice of BOoidentf ; What tb oon- tain. Keep reciiter of ohildreD) women, ico. ; Hours of labour. Afford facilities of ia^peotion ; Keep posted up law and regulations ; Fnniah certificate of health officer. Furnish certificate of boiler in- speotion. 8 Employers shall affoi-d every facility and means for a thorough inspection. Boilers which shaP. be hereafter placed, shall be made so as to affoi'd every possible security and so that their mode of construction may give all necessary means of inspecting them. § 1. — -Duties of owners, &c., of property on which industrial establishments are built. Peiponsibility of owners, tenants and ocoupants for fire-eacapes, &f • Approval of fire-e^oapes. " 3039. The owner, tenant and occupant of the property on which the industrial establishment is built are jointly and severally responsible for the construction and repair of firo-escapes, as well as for the changes made in such industrial establishment. 2. The dimensions and form of the fire-escapes, as well as the changes made to them, shall be approved by the inspector. § 8. — Inspection of industrial establishments. I. APPOINTMENT OF IN8PB0TOR8 AND SANITARY PHYSICIANS. I If Appointment of inspectors. Chief inspeo- tor. Board of Healtli to eon- itrol sanitation Appointment ■of sanitary pfaysioians. Oat of what fund paid- Salary of inspectors aid sanitary physicians, &a. Control of Commissioner of Public Works, See. " 3030. For the purpose of catrying out this act and the regu- lations made under its authority, the Lieutenant-trovernor-in-Oouncil appoints inspectoi's, one of wb'^m is chief inspector. The sanitary conditions of industrial establishments are under the control of the Board of Health of the Province. One or more sanitary physicians may, on the recommendatioi of the Boai-d of Health of the Province, be appointed by the Lieutenant- Governor-in-Couucil, with special authority to suporvine, under the direc- tion of the said Board of Health, the sanitary condition of industrial establishments, as well as the execution of the sanitary regulations made by the said Board of Health. The remuneration of such sanitary physicians and their necessary expenses are paid out of the sums voted by the Legislature foi- the carry- ing out of this act. " 3031. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council determines the salary of the inspectors and of the sanitary physicians, and defines their powers and duties which are not formally defined by this act. " 3033. These officers are under the general control and direction of the Commissioner of Public Works ; they shall report to him every year and whenever called upon to do t >, with respect to the observance of the law. 9 II. DUTIES OP SOOH OPPIOBRS. "3033. On entering into office, the said offlcere shall take the Oath of office, following oath before the Commissioner of Public Works or his assistant: I swear that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfil the duties of my office of (as the caue may be), and that I will not in any manner reveal the secrets of manufacture nor generally the processes followed in manufactures which may come to my knowledge in the performance of my duties.. So help me God. {Signature), Sworn before me at this 18 day of CD '1 A. B., Inspector. {Signature), v^. ^,, Commissioner of Public Works, or Assistant Commissioner. III. POWBBS OP OPPI0ER8. " 3034. The inspectors and sanitary physicians shall have power to enter at all reasonable times, by day or night, the establishments mentioned in article 3020. 2. They may require the production of the registers, certificates, notices or documents prescribed by this aot and the regulations, examine the same and take copies of or extracts from them, make any sugges- tions and put any questions which thoy may consider pertinent. 3. For the purposes of the two preceding paragraphs they may get a constable to accompany them when they have reason to fear that they will be molested in the execution of their duty. 4. They have concurrent powers with the authorities charged with the execution of the law and of the regulations respecting safety and health in industrial establishments, and in mines as elsewhere. 6. The inspectors may hold inquiries whenever they deem proper, and for such purpose oxamine any person employed in the establishment, summon witnesses, administer the oath to them, and exercise all the po-.vevs vrhich may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and of the roguiations. No per.son examined by the inspector shall, however, be required to answer any questions or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself. Inspectors ma,v enter and visit pre- mises ; Require pro- duction of documents ; Procure assistance of constable : Cause law, i&c, to beez- cuted ; Hold in- quiries : Examine wit- nesses on oath ; Proviso. 10 Cost of inquiry. Be present at coroners' in- gueste and inquiries by fire marslials : Makei &e,, auRgestions. nbstruoting inspectors.. Notices how given. Services bow effected. Services on employers. Inspector to prepare cer- tain notices. To contain his name and address. Form of notices by employers. The costs of the inquiry shall be paid by the employers, whenever It 18 established that they are in default, and a.-e recoverable by action brought by the inspector before any court of competent jurisdiction. 6. They may be present at inquests held by coroners and at inquries held by the fire commissioners of Quebec and Montreal, in cases of fire • or accident in an industrial establishment, and examine the witnesses with a view of ascertaining the cause of such fire or of such accident. 7. They have the right to make any suggestions thoy may think advisable to the proper authorities in the interest of health and safety in industrial establishments. " 3035. Every person who wilfully delays one of these officers in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by the preceding article, or who fails to comply with an order or summons received, or who conceals or attempts to conceal a child, young girl or woman to prevent any one of them from appearing and being examined, shall be deemed to obstruct the officer in the execution of his duty and be liable to the fine or imprisonment enacted in article 3039. § 9. — Notices and services. " 3036. All notices required by this act to be given shall be held to be validly so given if they are received by the person for whom they are intended, or if left at his domicile or place of business within the delay fixed herein, without any reference 'o the mode by which such notice was conveyed. 2. All notices, orders, requisitions, summonses and documents required or authorized to be served for the purpone.s of this act may be served by delivering the same to or at the domicile of the person himself or by leaving a true copy with a reasonable person of his family or at the establishment where the person is employed, or by leaving a true copy with one of the employees or by a prepaid letter sent through the post. When such documents are required to be served on an employer, they shall be deemed to be properly addressed, if addressed to him at the establishment in respect of which he is employer, with the addition of the proper postal address, but without naming the portion who is the employer. 3. The inspector shall cause to be prepared such notices of the pro- visions of this act and of the regulations made thereunder as he deems necessary to enable the employers and employees in any establishment to become acquainted with their responsibilities and duties. Such notices shall also give the name and address of the inspector. 4. The notices to be given by the employers and the registers they have to keep under article 3027 shall be made and drawn up in the form prescribed by the inspector. 11 or § 10. — Offences and penalties. . . "*^*7" "^*>^«^«'" ^««P8 an establishment, contrary to the ' pro- Penalty for visions of thH act and of the regulations, is liable to a fine not exceeding t'o'-^Tolt^^"" two hundred dollars and costs, and to an imprisonment not exceeding '° '*''• twelve months in default of payment. " 303S The parents, tutors or guardians of any child or young Penalty ,pon gir employed ,n an industrial establishment in contravention of this act,Sffi'aret' shall be guilty of an offence against this act unless such contraventions be ott^^T" without their consent and without connivance or negligence on their part, ""'• and shall, on summary conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars and costs, and an imprisonment not exceeding three months in default of payment. '* 303». Every person obstructing the inspector or sanitary physi- Penalty for oian in the execution of his duties, under the provisions of this act shall, atotlo. If such obstruction be in the day time, be liable to a fine not exceedi^^ thirty dollars and conts, and an imprisonment not exceeding three months indefault of payment, .nd if it be in the night time, to a fine not exceed- ing one hundred dollars and costs, and an imprisonment not exceeding . SIX months m default of payment. "3040. Every employer who neglects to have the boilers and Penalty for steam-pipes in his industrial establishment inspected according to law Solie'^I*?.. and to the regulations on that subject, or who opposes such inspection or '"""""*'• does not provide the necessary means and facilities for a thorough inspection, is liable to a fine not exceeding or.e hundred dollars and an imprisonment not exceeding six months in default of payment. " ^^^^ ^E^«''y engineer or employer who shall at any lime allow Penalty for the pressure of Hteam to which the boiler is subjected to exceed the degree eS/e allowed by his certificate, or shall alter, hide or dispose of the steam- I^Tir" gauge so as to prevent the real pressure from being seen and established, shall incur a penalty of two hundred dollars for each contravention and an imprisonment of six months in default of payment. "3042. If an establishment is not kept in conformity with the Court may provisions of this act and of the regulations thereby provided for theP'oyerr court, in addition to the penalties to which the employer is liable, W'---d«' order such employer to comply therewith, within the time named in thewUht'' order, under penalty of a fine not exceeding six dollars for each day the '""■""° '^""^• delay shall last after the expiration of the said period. The same court may, however, upon application, and for valid Eniawment reasons, enlarge the delays, either by t) o same or by a subsequent order "'*'" ''3043. Every person who wilfully makes a false entry in any p,„a,ty fo, register, notice, certificateor document required by this act, or who makes ^n'J?j^''fi^»'"' or signs, any false declaration, or who makes use of such false entr-' o.r reJgteV. Ac. V Penalty for not keepins register under art. 3027 and enteriDK hours of work. Penalty for contravention if no other penalty pre- scribed. Infractions committed without knowledge of proprietor. Proceedings when pro- priet' rhas used due dfligenoe and iiffence com- mitted with- out his know- ledge. Punishment of offence by agents, work- men i &o* By whom and before what court prose- cutions are taken. 12 declaration, knowing it to be false, shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, and an imprison- ment not exceeding six months in default of payment. " 3044. Every employer who refuses to keep a register of the persons employed in his establishment in accordance with article 302T, and to enter their hours of work therein, is liable to a fine not exceeding thirty dollars and costs, and an imprisonment not exceeding three months in default of payment. " 3049. If no penalty is prescribed for d contravention of the provisions of this act or of the regulations, rules or orders made there- under by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Couucil, or by the inspector, the employer who is guilty of such contravention is liable, upon summary conviction thereof, to a fine of not more than fifty doUai-s and costs, and to an imprisonment not exceeding three months in default of payment. " 3046. If any offence is committed against this act or the regu- lations, for which an employer is legally responsible, and it appears to the satisfaction of the court before whom the same is tried, that the oflfence has been committed without the personal consent, concurrence or knowledge of such employer, but by some other person, such court may summon such other person to answer for such offence, and such other person shall be liable to the penalty therein provided for such offence, and on due proof shall be convicted thereof, instead of the employer. " 3047. Where it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the inspector, at the time of discovering an offence, that the employer had used all due diligence to enforce the execution of this act oi- of the regu- lations, and to ascertain by whom the offence was committed, and also that it had been committed without the knowledge, consent or connivance of the employer and in contravention of his orders, then the inspector shall proceed against the person whom he believes to be the actual offender, without first proceeding against the employer. " 304S, Whore an offence, for which an employer is responsible under this act or the regulations, has in fact been committed by some agent, servant, workman or other person, such agent, servant, workman or other pei-son shall be liable to the same fine, ;)enalty and punishment for sdch offence as if he were the employer. § 11. — Jurisdiction of certain courjts and procedure. " 3040. All prosecutions under this act are instituted by the in- spector, and may be brought and heard before the judge of the sessions or the police magistrate in the cities of Montreal and Quebec, or before the district magistrate, or before any justice of the peace of the place where the offence was committed or wrong done, in any other part of the Pro- VI of to CO UE m( ini 301 lis] cia me thif the in i con pos oau sim ma( ing mai act. f, be liable imprison- (ter of the iticle 302T, exceeding ree months ion of the nade there- 3ector, the I Bummary . costs, and layment. ' the regu- appeai's to I, that the uirence or court may ^uch other 3h offence, iloyer. on of the )loyer had i" the regu- i, and also ionnivance inspector the actual ■esponsible d by some I workman unishment by the in- ^essions or before the lace where f the Pro- 13 vince, who shall have jurisdiction in such matter, whatever be the amount of the penalty claimed. " 8050. Save where otherwise provided by this act, the procedure prooeedin to be followed is that prescribed by the Criminal Code 1892. for summary 'PP^r«*«o"^ convictions. -^ '"'"*• " 8051. No fine or imprisonment shall be imposed under this act, Limitation of unless proceedings are commenced against the offender within three '""™'*'"'"°°'' months after the offence has come to the knowledge of the Inspector. 12. — Application of penalties. 3052. All fines imposed under this act shall be collected by the Application of inspector and paid to the Provincial Treasurer for the uses of the Province. *"*'' § 13. — Regulations. " 805S. The LieutenantrGovernor in Council may, by regulation : ^^ Lienten- 1. Exempt from the operation of this act, in accordance with article '■"-<^'°"noii'^*'^ 3020, all such industrial establishments as he may deem proper ; To exempt 2. Classify as dangerous, unhealthy or incommodious, such estab- tabiis'hmlnts ! lishments as he consideis dangerous to the health of the operatives, espe- ^"toiTw- cially children, young girls and women ; tabiishments ; 3. Determine the duties of employers and managers of establish- To determine ments which are not formally determined in this act ■ duties of . 1-4 , . , "^ o cv. , employers; 4. Determine the powers and duties, not formally determined by To determine this act, of the officers appointed to see to the execution of this act and ofS"!?*"?"!* J 1 I ^ * UUU68 Ot Offi* the regulations ; oers ; 6, Determine the method of inspection of steam-boilers and pipes « .v . , ti.,,,., * r r^" Jnetboa of in inuustnal establishments and in mines as elsewhere; inspection of 6. Enact all the special prescriptions which may be necessary iug ^ .^, connection with the matters indicated in article 3022, ec'ripUons?' mu- This paragraph shall not however in any way affect the riffhtn- ^.. c 1. .... •/./ 6"" Kigbts of mU' possessed by municipal councils of passing by-laws on the subject and to J.*? 'p*' o<""»- cause the same to be observed, provided such by-laws contain provisions ""W-iaws" similar oi- equivalent to those indicated in this act or in the regulations"*" **"*"*' made by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. § 14. — Final provisions. "8053a. The provisions of the civil laws of this Province, concern- civii law.^ ing the responsibility of the employer towards his employees, are in noJertSfroMM." manner considered as being mr lified or changed by the provisions of this act." 14 Certain ap- pointmeDti, Ae., not affeoted, ke. Coming into force. a. This act shall not affect the appointments, rules and regulations matters or things made or done in virtue of the act i-eplaced by the present act, which shall remain in force until it be otherwise decided under the provisions of this act. 8. This act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. EEGULATI0N8 RESPECTIxYtt INDUSTEIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PEOVINCE OP QUEBEC. Approved by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council on the 3l8t October 1895 in accordance with the provisions of the Act 57 Vict., chap. 30.' Installation and Maintenance. 1. Installation and maintenance.-Indmtna\ establishments, with all the move- thl hluhTTr' ; r""^'r^ '" '^''"' "^"'^ ^« «« '"^^^''^^ ^^^ maintained that the health and l.ve.s of the workmen shall be protected as efficiently and to as great an extant as possiole against the risks of trade. 2. In the erection of buildings, as ^eli as in alterations or modiGcations to the same care mus be taken to avoid, at the very outset, all defects in connection with hen laying out then- safety and their salubrity which it would be difficult to remedy inspectoi^. ^"''''°'' '^' ^^-^hitects- plans should be first submitted to the 3. Establishments already in existence, which it would require too heavy an outlay to alter so as to make them conformable to law and the regulations made under Its authority must, however, be made as far as possible to conform to the same, to the satisfaction of the inspector. 4. If the destination of the building of an establishment is altered so as to require greater solidity, a certificate from an architect establishing such solidity must be delivered to the inspector. """uny 5. If the inspector has any reason to suspect the solidity of a building, he may require an architect's certificate. '^ ^ WORKING PLACES OUTSIDE OP BUILDINGS. 6. Pa88agejaya.-Pmmge-way, used by workmen outside of buildings must not beshppery. When snow falls or ice forms on them, the use of ashes or sand i recommended for keeping them in perfect order, especially when they are close to excavations. These passage-ways must be kept clear of all articles not required for tiie work. ^ 16 egulations, ced by the se decided m. IN THE , 1895, in the move- lined that ' as great ons to the 3tion with to remedy od to the heavy an ons made rm to the BO as to 1 solidity f, he may must not >r sand is e close to [uired for prev,6t oVct, from IC (U„d "he narn";"^ T'""" T^, " ""^f"'"' "> ways are i„cl„d«i the folfowiaK sTomW Z!,»? f ™' '''''™'"' P'^'*'" orosdog pl.„fa and ec.ffoW„™f ^ ^ 8«°«™7». «y.ng or stationary bridge,, five feei' '"■"°"P"°° "OP"" ""'y "> ?""«-"» Wos, level above theground exce«is a Tr«nsmi88ionB of power by means of belting, cables or sbaft. in » r,l.„. Excavations, Pkivibs, Hoists, Etc. hv r!iv^'^^'' TJ!t' ^f -^^«^^^*'«"« 'nust be either well covered or weir guarded the naZof '''''Z '" *' """° '''' '' '^'^^*' ^'^^^ --* be lighted ' fu^det the name of excavation are included cfiliars w«iiu rr^L . ■ ■ ^ ' >.^"aei eubstances. ponds, lakes and wate^ coux^es) ' ' """ '"'"""^ ''^'' ^^ ^^'^^^ 10. i(/-«^ apparatus.-When it is impossible to surround an excavation with a railing, hfe-.aving apparatus must be kept at hand excavation U. Placards—In particularly dangerous places, especially near tanks of onm sive or bn^n^g liquids notices must be put up c'ommindLg the'g^Lt pta^^^^^^^^ 12. flojs^s— Hoists outside buildings must have a close fen^A fi^n !• , *. °"^- the level of their lowest loading platform ^^^ ^''^ ^'^^ '^^ fall il^hem:"'*''^'" ""' '' '' '""^ '''' '' ^'^ '^ -P-^^'« ^or a person to Ceanbs and Derricks. 14 Cranes and derricks worked by hand must be provided with pawls If th« f^'re^ea::::"' ' '^ ^'" ''"''"' '''' -^^^^ '- '"'-^^ -''' ^ ^'^'« -^* ^ -- 15. The several parts of the apparatus must be frequently inspected. INTEKIOR OF BUILDINGS. Doors and exits. 16. If the exists are insufficient, the inspector may give orders to h.nlH ^tu z^:^zz:::::^^ ^- *— • --- - ^°-e o?z n. The main doors of egress mnst open outwai-ds and be left ftee dmw the rt";r:r* ""-■ '^^-^ ™" "» »'«- ^^ "-- •»• -eights or txttt: 16 :|!ii mi 18. The width of these doors must not be less than 48 inches and their height not less than 7 feet. 19. Doors sei-ving as means of egress for corridors, passages, alleys or staircases shall not be of less width than such passages ; and if they serve as issues in cases of panic, they must swing both ways and be kept closed by weights or springs. 20. The width of main passages must be at least 48 inches and that of side passages at least 24 inches. These passages must be kept clear. 21. Elevated passage-ways. P/af/orms.— Elevated passage-ways, platforms, sloping gangways, flying or stationary bridges, crossing-planks, scaffoldings, must be pro- vided with guards consisting of a handrail and a cross-piece to prevent objects froai falling. This prescription applies only to platforms whose level above the ground exceeds five feet. Stairoasis. 22. The main staircases must not.be less than twelve feet between the landing places, and there must be a sufficient number of such staircases to allow of the building being immediately and easily cleared. The depth of the steps must be twelve inches and the height eight inches. 23. The staircase must be kept in good oi-der and provided with railings and balusters. 24. If these staircases serve as exits in case of fire, they must be closed in, unless built in towers. Light. 25. The work-rooms, staircases, passages, elevators, exits, and all places where the apparatus for signaling to stop machinery or set it in motion are placed, must be properly lighted. Boiler-room. — The room generally, the steam -guage and water-guage in pai*ti» cular, must be specially lighted. 21. Privies. — Thoy must be constantly lighted during working hours. 28. Installation.— The light fixtures must be placed at such a height that they can neither be damaged nor impede nor burn the workmen. Hoists. 29. Hoists, elevators and lifts shall be so guided and disposed that the shaft in which the cage of the hoists and the counter-weights run, shall be closed in ; that the doors of the shaft shall be self-closing, and that nothing can fall from the cage of the hoist into the shaft. 30. The several parts of each hoist must ,be carefully examined about every six months. 31. The running of elevators or hoists can be stopped by the inspector if the necessary requirements as regards security be not observed. 17 Danobbous Spots. 32. Pita for fly-wheels and other moveable pieces of machineiy, openings in floors, walls, wells, traps, vats, basins, tanks of corrosive or heated liquids and other dangerous spots or objects must be fenced in. SAFETY MBASUEES RESPECTING STATIONARY BOILERS. 33. In new establishments steam boilers and other motors must, if possible, be' put outside of the main building. 34. In existing industrial establishments, the steam boilers and other motors must, if necessary, be put up in separate places, closed in on the side where the work is done and accessible only to the special workmen who have charge of them.- Safbtt-Valvbs. 35. Every boiler must be provided with two safety-valves so loaded as to allow the steam to escape as soon as its effective pressure attains the maximum limit specified in the certificate of the last inspection. 36. The opening of each valve must be suflicient to maintain the steam in the boiler at a degree of pressure not exceeding the above limit in any case. 37. The builder is at liberty, if he prefers it, to distribute the total necessary- escape section of the two valves required by regulation amongst a larger number of valves. 38. Every boiler must be provided with a check-valve or apparatus working automatically and placed at the point of insertion of the feed-pipe to which it belongs. 39. Every boiler must be provided with a valve or stop-cock, placed as near as- possible at the point where the steam pipesgoin the boiler. 40. The load on the safety-valve must be of one weight and never be altered. Steam-Gauge. 41. Every boiler must be provided with a steam-gauge, in good order, placed in» full view of the stoker and so graduated as to indicate in pounds the working pressure of the steam in the boiler. 42. A very conspicuous mark shall indicate on the steam-gauge the maximum working pressure, which must not be exceeded. 43. The boiler must be provided with an apparatus to receive the standard steam-gauge. Watbe-Gauqb. 44. Every boiler must be provided with two water-gauges, independent of each other, and in 3ill view of the workman who has charge of the feeding. 18 46. Tube-gauges. — One of these two gauges is a glass tube so arranged as to be easily clr ined and repaired when necessary. 46. i'or boilers of great height the glass tube is replaced by an apparatus, so arranged as to show the workman in charge of the feeding the level of the water in the boiler. 47. Try-cocks.— GoQk& shall be placed on boilei-s at different heights. The water level must always be between the cocks. BoiLXB Inbpbction. 48. All new boilers and apparatus whose steam pressure exceeds six pounds shall, before being used, but ifter being put up, be inspected and approved according to law and to the regulations. 49. The same formality will be required after repairs of any consequence have been made. Inspiotobs. 50. No one can perform the duties of boiler inspector unless he fulfils the following conditions, viz. : 1. He must be of the ftiU age of 21 years ; 2. He must prove that his conduct is good ; ., 3. He must speak French and English and write at least one of these languages in a satisfactory manner. 4. He must hold a certificate of competency from an examiner appointed for the purpose. 51. This certificate may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner of Public "Works. 52. The examiners of boiler inspectors appointed under the authority of the A-ct 5*7 Victoria, chapter 30 (Art. 3028 R. S. Q.) cannot perform the duties of inspectors of boilers in industrial establishments. 63. No inspector can give a certificate if he is directly or indirectly interested in the construction or sale of the boilers to be examined or in the establishment in which such boilers are placed. 54. If the boiler inspector is satisfied, he delivei* a certificate in duplicate as follows : 19 paratus, so e water in CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION OF STEAM BOILER. No Name. Place.. .189.. I, TH« TJNDKB8IONBD, Certify having examined and tested by hydrostatic pressure the steam boiler of Mr "j'uiosiauc manufacturer, No ®*^®®* to a pressure of V V pounds to the square inch, and the same can carry with safety a "■pressure of pounds of steam and no more. This certificate is returnable Immediately to the inspector of industrial establish- ments. o«.uwoil Safety valve , Steam guage Try cocks Peed apparatus Apparatus under pi'essure. General care Age of the boiler State of the boiler When repaired Blow-off valve Stop-valve Water gauge Remarks Staff of establishment : Men Women .. Girls Children ^®® * travelling expenses $..,. Inspector of S. boilers. This csrtificate must be posted up in the boiler room. 20 1 Stokibs and Thiie Duties. 65. To be qualified to perform tkie duties of stoker it is necossary to give evi- dence of one's good conduct and of sufficient technical knowledge. 66. The inspector of industrial establishments may require that the meohanio responsible for the care of the boiler shall hold a certificate either from an examiner of boiler inspectors or from a boiler inspector t- from the president of an association of mechanical engineei-s establishing his competency. 61. Gleaning and repairing of boilers.— When a boiler is repaired, care must be taken to isolate it by means of tow packing from the other boilers remaining on the fires. Isolation by means of ordinary cocks and valves is insuffl aient. It is necessary to remove with the greatest care all incrustations and scales. 58. A card of instructions for the guidance of the stoker shall be posted up in the boiler-room. On no account whatsoever shall the stoker leave a boiler under pressure without being replaced by some one. Appakatus Under Pressuhe. 59. All apparatus under pressure must be provided with steam-gauge and safety- valves and be subjected to periodical inspection. Motors. 60. Installation of motors— With the exception of motora which form but one pieco with the machinery they drive, steam or gas motors, electric motore, hydraulic wheels and turbines shall be put in separate places closed on the side where the work is done and accessible only to the special workmen who have charge of them. 61. Accessories of wheels and turbines.— The sluice-gates must be water-tight. The shafts must be provided with brakes to stop the machinery as soon as the water is turned ofl". Enginerbs. 62. To be qualified to perform the du+lc-T of engineer, it is necessaiy to give evidence of one's good conduct and of sufficiet: - cL ical knowlodjo-e. 63. The inspector of industrial estah.'iS.n^fctite aay require that the engineer shall hold a certificate either from an examiner of boiler inspectors or from a boiler inspector or from the president of an association of mechanical engineers attesting his competency. Management op Driving Maohinbrt and Transmissions. 64. System of disconnecting gear.— The main driving gear of any transmission -«ust be provided with a loose pulley or a moveable coupling apparatus to allow of the cutting off the transmission and consequently of stopping the machinery driven by such transmission. 81 6B. When the same motor drives several transmis'jionb in different puces each ti'ansmission must be provided either with a disconnecting apparatus or with a signal for stopping the machinery or for putting it in motion. 66. The putting in motion or stoppage of the machinery must always be preceded hy a signal agreed upon. 67. Mechanics in charge of machin^.y and foremen shall always have within reach the apparatus intended for stopping the motive power and (he transmissions. 68. Stopping and setting in motion of machinery with Jiy-wheels.—WhQn the machinery is at a dead stop it must, as far as possible, be set in motion by moans of a r.echanicai contrivance ; but if it be effected by hand, the eteam supply valve must ba shut off during the whole operation. 69. In any case the special operatives having charge of such work must be chosen from the adult operatives and be of the male sex. Protective Pbovisions with Ebfbrbnob to Transmissions, Machines, etc. 70. Ti'ansmissions of power by belting, cables, shafting, gearing or cog-wheels in a place through which workmen have to pass must be closed up in boxes or in cases to a height of six feet above the ground. 71. Vertical shafting, belting or cables running from one story to another must be enclosed in a box fastened to the ground, to a height of five feet from the ground. 72. Projections of pieces (bolts, nuts, keys, etc.), which form part of a coupling must be avoided as far as possible ; when they have to be retained they must be covered with a cap. 73. Belting over two inches wide and cables whose speed exceeds 1,600 feet a minute must, if fitted up above places occupied by the operatives, be separated from them by boards, ladders or bent iron bars to prevent their striking the operatives in the event of their breaking. 74. When the belting is over one inch and a half wide, it is express^ forbidden to place it by hand on pulleys in motion or to remove it by hand from 'he same pulleys. 75. These operations must be effected by means of a fork or a similar contriv- ance and be confided to e,)ecial workmen. 76. The above two provisions do not apply to stepped pulleys on machine tools. 77. Protective provisions respecting machinery in motion. — Ply wheels, cranks connecting-rods, guiding-rods, etc., must be provided with protective apparatus. Machine-tools in General. 78. All machine-tools driven by transmitting shafts must be provided with fixed and loose pulleys and with a contrivance for separating the belting from the pulley. The latter contrivance must be easily woi-ked from the placi occupied oy the operative and so arranged that the belt cannot slip back on the pulley bv itself i:'l 22 79. All moveable portions must be covered or surrounded by safety appliances 80. Cog-wheelH must be surrounded by a casing. 81. Fly wheels of machine tool^ whose lowest point is less than six feet from the ground must be surrounded to that height by gratings or casings. 82. Every projecting bolt-head or pin-head must be bevelled down or capued. 83 Oscillatmg parts must be enclosed so as not to reach any operative passing 84. In machinery where a sharp tool is driven with rapidity such as eawing oountor-smking, planing, cutting, chopping-machines, shears, rag-cutters and other similar machines, they shall be so arranged that the workmen cannot touch any of the«e tools from the place where they.are working. Steps must be taken to protect the workmen from flying chips or splinters. Maohink-tools for Working M-etal. 86. Tn drilling machines the drill-stock must be kept in good orde.. and there must be no projections on the drill. 86. In lathes the space travelled over by the disks and rapidly rotating planes must bo surrounded by a guard. 87. In planing machines the space travelled over by the pieces projecting beyond tho t^ibles must be surrounded by a guard. 88. Grindstones over 18 inches in diameter or which make over 150 revolutions a minute must be attached to the shaft, only by means of washers and not by wooden, weilges. 89. Grindstonos must be surrounded by guards (gratings, partitions) The wooden disks must be made up of at least two pieces, each consisting of several secr- monts. ■= Wood Working Machinery. 90. CiiTular saws must be provided with caps ; beneath the table they must have A protecting case. This last provision applies to band-saws. 91. It is strictly forbidden to run more than one piece of wood at a time through a planer, unless such machine is made to take in seveml pieces at once. Signals. 92. SiifHuls to be e^tuhlished between the machine ,md the boile,:—Sach signals must Ims established when the machine is at a distance fi-om the boiler. 93. Signals for the interior of engine or motor,room.—Snch signals are intended to wnvoy notice of the beginning or ending of the motion of the ti-ansmJssions to the workmen wor|fing the machines driven by such motors. 94. Si P°«*«»'« «^-«^ indicate the working TO ine workmen m charge. ° inflamm.hT'"''''"'''"' ''^''*^' ''''"^'^* '-^ «^;)to«V,n.-PIaces in which explosive or materil . T\ ''' ^'t^T-''' "'^^ '^« ''"^'^^"^^ ^" ^^'^^^ "-Pl««i-« or inS.unmable aafe^Tlp "* ' """ ^'''' '"'^ '^'""^ '''' °"*«^<^«' '^'^'^ be visited only with a hav«^!l^'"'^'''^' of buildings containing explosive apparatus or products must not have gratings and must be sufficiently large to admit a man passing through. or oi the1^!f' "^ "^ "^''''''^ ""^'"^ '""''^fi'' easily.-ln handling asphalt.Iar, pitch, fro^ Ihe taloo'^ ''^''T'T ""'' ^' **^^" '' P'-«-'^* the hot liquid es aping >^orkllL^t7'''r.f ''' i"'^'"*'''^ ^" '^' ^°^"«^"^"^ ^^'*'«1« "^^«t ai«o be observed in 112 Te^^^^^^ fatty substances are treated, and where varnish is manufactured. h« 1. ;■• ^ ^ ^ of inflammable materials-Waste and rags saturated with oil must be kept m boxes with self-closing covers. 113. Signboards with the word "inflammable" must be placed on materials which are a source of danger from fire. raatenais prohlbked^™'''^"^ '"^ '°*'""^ '''" '""'^^ ^'''^ " "*^^ "Sht must be strictly Precautions in case of Fiee or Panic. »bn "?K ^'^ "'*^il^«^'"«°*« *bree stories high and over, where the operatives work etts'and\:r"f f"^' *'' "^''"'^' "*^ ^•^'1""'« ^'^^ construction of additTonal exit and even of fire escape stairs on the outside, if the oi-dinary exits at each end of the establishment are insufficient. lead-il^'t^h'r ''^'*' '^'" T'''' ^^ "P'"'"«^' ^««^'« °- ^i"dows opening outwards, eadmg to balconies or galleries on the outside of the establishment, a portion a least of which must not be built immediately over an opening in a low^r sLy to suci extts" "' '""'''" " ''"' '" '"'' '' P^"^^ " ""''' '^'^'^'^'^ the way 118. The angle of the stairs should barely exceed 45 degrees 119. The balconies, galleries, ladders and stairs must be made of iron and the 121. When windows or othei- exito leading to the flre-escape stair, are moi-e 25 123. In the case of buildings with flat roofs, a ladder 24 inches wide must give communication from the highest balcony to the top of the building and exceed the roof by at least 24 inches. 124. An axe or other tool shall be placed near these exits. 125. The inspector may insist upon special safety appliances being adopted when the particular situation of the premises or the number of persons renders the same necessary. 126. Nevertheless, when the inspector considers that the situation and instal- lation of the usual exits are sufficient, he may dispense the employer from observing the above prescriptions. Sanitary Measures. 121. Ventilation.~AU apartments must be well aired, especially such as contain forges, foundries, grindstones, paints and varnishes and those in which acids are handled or in which deleterious gases are generated. 128. Thenmmeters.—'UheTmometers to indicate the degree of temperature shall be placed in sufficient number at the spots indicated by the inspector. 129. Dangerous work.— Work in gas mains, smoke-flues and apparatus containing deleterious gases, must not be undertaken without the authorization of a person placed in charge of the same. The air contained in them must first be tested and th. workmen who have to work in them must be secured by means of a safety belt. 130. Keeping of dangerous substances.— Dangerona substances must be kept in closed receptacles and be labelled so as to indicate their conte^.ts. 131. Workmen must not take their meals in the workshops nor in any place where work is carried on if the inspectoi forbids it. 132. The workmen must have a place where they can warm their food and in bad weather take their meals, sheltered from cold, rain or snow. 133. Employers must give their employees facilities for securing individual cleanliness and water of good quality. Ground or Floor \s Wokking Plaoks. 134. The machines and motors must be so placed that the soil or doors will produce no vibration. Closets. 135. Bach establishment must be provided with urinals in the proportion of about one to every fifty men and boys and earth-closets or water-closets in the proportion of at least one to every twenty-five persons therein employed. 136. Water-closets with lifting seats.— lu establishments provided with water- closets with lifting seats, the latter must be in the proportion of one to every 20 pOfBOnB. in this case uriuals are not necessary. ■ii 26 ISI. Di.nemions of closets — These closets must not be less than thirty inches in width by forty-five in depth. 138. Forms and dhnensions.— The inspector may preacribe the form of such urinals and closets, their dimensions, the materials with which they are to be built and give all such directions as he may deem necessary. 139. Separate access and entrances.— The inspector has the right to condemn the urinals and closets if they are not built in accordance with the requirements of these regulations or if he finds that the closets for the use of each sex have not a separate access or entrance. Personal Equipment of Woekjien. 140. Clothing.— The clothes of workmen near machinery in motion must be buttoned and close-fitting. 141. Shoes.— Workmen in foundries or forges and machinists must wear close- fitting shoes or boots. 142. Gloves. — It is forbidden to wear gloves while handling saws. 143. Spectacles.— Workmen employed at machinery emitting sparks or splinters must wear spectacles. 144. Masks, screens.— Masks and screens may be used for the same object. 146. Bespirators.— Workmen employed in workshops where dangerous gases are generated or where dust flies about must be provided with respirators. Care of the Sick and Wounded. 146. When an accident happens, a doctor must be called in at once. 147. In large establishments, the inspector may require that some persons shall have acquired the necessary instructions to be able to give the first care as herein- after mentioned. ^ FIRST CARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE WOUNDED PENDING THE ARRIVAL OF THE PHYSICIAN. Wounds. 1. Stop the flow of blood by means of compresses or tinder saturated when necessary with a solution of a tea-spoonful of burnt alum in a glass of water • 2. Bring the edges of the wound together by means of strips of adhesive plaster if the cut is not deep ; 3. Dress the wound with cerated lint covered with a perforated linen cloth and tied with a bandage; the wound should be dressed morning and evening; 4. For mere contusions, wash the wound with fresh water, cover it with a com- press saturated with tincture of arnica, vulnerary water or white lotion mixed with water (this white lotion is prepared in an instant with a tea-spoonful of extract of Saturn in a glass of water) ; 27 5. By every possible means in cases of syncope, fatigue, dizziness, make the wounded person take either a small glass of spirits or some drops of tincture of arnica or vulnerary water or make him inhale ether or radical vinegar, etc. Burns. 1. Dress the wound at once with a piece of wadding covered with the following compound : Equal parts of lime water and oil of sweet almonds or good olive oil, and renew the dressing night and morning. 2. Use internally the means indicated at paj-agraph 5 respecting wounds. Sprains. 1. Use compresses of camphorated spirits, sedative water, tincture of arnica ; bandage the wounded limb with a tight bandage and keep the patient quiet. 2. Use internally the means indicated in paragraph 5 respecting wounds. Fractures. Lay the patient in the easiest position for the broken limb, keep up his streugtb by means of radical vinegar, ether, and a few drops of spirits, pending the dressing and arrival of the doctor. 148. Placards indicating the care to be given to the wounded.— Placards indicating the care to be given to the wounded, as above stated, must be put up in the workshops. 149. Medicines, cfe.— Medicines, bandages, etc., as indicated above, must, if the inspector requires, be kept in the workshop, to enable the first care to be given. 160. The notice to be sent by the inspector, according to law, after an accident, will be in the following form : — NOTICE OF ACCIDENT. To Mr, Article 3027, § Inspector of industrial establishments. In accordance with Article 3027, §2. Notice is hereby given you of an accident which occurred on the in the establishment situated Name of person injured Eesidence, street in the Ago of person injured i 28 Cause of the accident Degree of seriousness of accident Died Where the person has been transported. "Where the body has been transported..., Bemarlfs : Dated this. day of 189 . Signature of employer or his agent. Vabiotts Precautions. 161. Steps must be taken and the internal arrangements so made that no work- man shall be habitually employed at any work in the vertical plane or within the immediate vicinity of a fly-wheel or of any other heavy piece of machinery raovinir at a high rate of speed. 152. Moveable gratings shall protect the workmen from all danger of being struck by fragments or splinters from the machiney when in motion. 153. Belts shall always be handled by means of contrivances such as belt- camers, belt-hoisters or others, avoiding the necessity of touching them with the hand. 164. All the workmen in the shop must be taught how to make use of the system or signal by which all the machinery can be stopped in case of accident. 166. It is forbidden to stitch or repair belting while still on the pulleys. 166. When a belt is not in use it must be hung up in a place where it cannot be caught by the pulleys or shafts. 157. Women and children must be forbidden to do any operation connected with belting or other modes of transmission. This should be done by special work- men. 158. Moving of heavy objects.— An experienced person must superintend the operation. 169. The apparatus used for moving (wheel-barrows, hand-ba. rws, sleds, etc.), must be suited to the weight to be carried ; the objects must be so loaded as to avoid accident during the moving. 160. It is forbidden to employ workmen subject to attacks of epilepsy or falling sickness in managing machinery or on scaffoldings. Workshop Disoiplinb. 161. No person who is not required by the nature of his duties to do so, shall have access to the workshop or the boiler or engine rooms. 162. Preventive measures must be indicated by means of posters mentioning the Order-in-Council which prescribes them. 29 ....189 . his agent. that no work- er within the inery moving iger of being nuch as belt- hem with the :e use of the iccident. illeys. lere it cannot m connected ipecial work- erintend the 1, sleds, etc.), i as to avoid My or falling do so, shall mentioning Special Provisions. 163. The inspector, after pointing out to the employer any defects that may exist in the construction or maintenance of the buildings or in the installation and mainteaance of the establishment or other defects resulting from the absence of what is necessary for protecting the lives and health of workmen, must suggest the works he may consider necessary, leaving, however, the employer to choose the alterations to be made in order that his establishment may, in every thing, be com- formable to law and to the regulations. 164. On receipt of the present regulations, every pei-son interested shall have the right to apply lo the inspector of the district, to visit his establishment and have him point out the arrangements, which might be considered as not complying with the conditions as to safety and salubrity required by the regulations. 165. If the application of the prescription of the regulations necessitates a considerable alteration in the arrangements of the establishment, a fii-st respite shall be granted, calculated accoi-ding to the extent of the alterations considered necessary. 166. "When the delay fixed by this respite has expired, the present regulations shall be fully and completely carried out. 167.— The delay granted to the employer to comply with the regulations shall be at the discretion of the inspector. 168. The regulations approved by theLieutenant-Governor-in-Conncil on the 19th July, 1894, respecting industrial establishments in the Province of Quebec, are repealed and replaced by the present regulations. FOEM OF CERTIFICATE OF AGE. Article 3023. §3. Name of child or young girl , Besidence Dateof birth Age ......!.!!!."!. Place of birth Employed as Name of employer His address Declaration. I hereby certify that the above information is, to the best of my knowledge, true. (This declaration must be signed by the father or mother, or, in their default, by the tutor, guardian or physician of the child or youn^ girl, with the date and address of thfi siDPnov ^ — _j ^, 30 i:i Copy of the report of a committee of the Honorable Executive Council, dated the 29th October, 1895, approved by the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Slst October 1895. No. 404. On the approval of Eegulations respecting industrial establishments in the Province of Quebec. The Honorable Commissioner of Public Works, in a memorandum dated the 25th October instant (1895), recommends that the Eegulations respecting industrial estab- lishments, approved by His Honor the Lieutenaut-Governor-in-Counoil on the 19th July, 1894, be repealed, and the "Eegulations respecting industrial establishments in the Province of Quebec," drawn up by the official inspectors and a copy whereof is annexed to the said memorandum, be approved and declared binding under the authority of the Act 57 Victoria, chapter 30, section 1 (Articles 3022 and 3053.) (Certified.) GUSTAVB GEENIEE, Clerk Executive Council. lents in the REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE INSPECTION OF Steal BoildRi ill HotoR!, Safety Valm, Steal GaDees, etc. Approved by His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor in Council under the authority of the Act 57 Victoria, chapter SO, on the 19th July, 189^. 1. The inspector shall satisfy himself by examination and by hydrostatic test, if necessary, that the boiler is well made of good suit- able material; the limit of the pressui-e shall not exceed 150 pounds to the square inch in the case of a boiler made of iron plates, and 190 pounds to the square inch in the case of a boiler made of steel plates. 2. Before subjecting a boiler to a test by hydrostatic pressure, it shall be opened up for inspection; the man-hole doors and mud-plates removed, the outside and inside of the boiler cleaned, etc. ; and every precaution shall be taken so that satisfactory and efficient inspection ccn be made. 3. In any case in which the test is not satisfactory, the defects must be made good and the boiler re-tested satisfactorily. 4. In subjecting boilers made of iron-plates to the hydrostatic test, Maximam the inspector shall assume 100 pounds to the square inch as the maximum ^"e'for nw ' pressure allowable as a working power for a new boiler 42 inches in ^^"^ '"*''®''' diameter made of the best refined iron, at least one-quarter of an inch thick, in the best manner and shall rate the working pressure of all iron Ratio of test boilers whether of greater or less diameter, according to this standard • JL'!*'''''"* and in all such cases that the test applied shall exceed the working pressure allowed, in the ratio of 150 pounds to 100, using the water in such tests at a temperature not exceeding sixty degrees Fahrenheit. 6. In subjecting boilers made of steel to the hydrostatic test, the Maximum inspector shall assume 125 pounds to the square inch as the maximum srr6''fwne''w" pressure allowable as a working power for a new boiler 42 inches in »'^' boi'w- diameter, made in the best manner, of the best quality of steel-plates, at S2 Ratio of test to working pressure. WorliinB pres- lare allowed may be reduced Diioretion left to inspector as to working pressure. Determination of external working pres- sure on fluesi etc. Formula. Formula. Length, how understood. Allowable pressure on flat surfaces. least one quarter of an inch thick, with all the rivet holes drilled in place, the plates being then taken apart and the burs removed, the longitudinal seams in the shell being titted with double butt steel straps, cut across the grain of the plate, and each of five-eighths the thickness of the plates they cover, and all the seams being at least double-riveted and having at least seventy per cent, of the strength of the solid plate, and all the flat surfaces stayed in the best manner and all the seams double- riveted ; and he shall rate the working pressure of all steam boilers so made, whether of greater or less diameter, according to this standard; and in all such cases the test applied shall exceed the working pressure allowed for such boilers in the ratio of 190 pounds to 125 pounds, using the water in such testes at a temperature not exceeding sixty degrees Fahrenheit. 6. If the inspector is of opinion that any boiler, whether made of iron or steel plates, by reason of its construction or material, will not safely allow so high a working pressure as that hereinbefore specified for each such description of boiler, respectively, he may, for reasons to be stated specially in his certificate, fix the working pressure of such boiler at less than two-thirds of the test pressure. 7. The previous rules shall be observed in all cases, unless the pro- portion between such boilers and the cylinders, or some other cause renders it manifest that their application would be unjust, in which case the inspector may depart from these rules if it can be done with safety • but in no case shall the working pressure allowed exceed the proportion hereinbefore mentioned, as compared with the hydrostatic test. 8. The external working pressure to be allowed on circular surfaces and flues subjected to such pressure, when the longitudinal joints are welded or made with a butt strap, shall be determined by the following formula : — The product of 90,000 multiplied by the square of the thickness of the plate in inches,— divided by the length of the flue, or furnace, in feet plus 1. multiplied by the diameter in inches, will be the allowable working pressure per square inch in pounds, provided it does not exceed that found by the following formula : — The product of 8,000 multiplied by the thickness of the plate in inches, divided by the diameter of the furnace or flue in inches, will be the allowable working pressure per square inch in pounds. The length of the furnace tc be used in the first formula being the distance between the rings, if the furnace is made with rings ; and that one of the two formute which gives the lowest pressure being the one by which the inspector shall be guided. 9. On flat surfaces, the allowable working pressure shall not exceed six thousand pounds to each efl'ective square inch of sectional area of th^ stays supporting it ; the pressure to be allowed on plates forming flat surfaces shall be that found by the following formula : C X (T + 1)' = Working pressure in pounds per square inch, S — 6 where — T=Thickne8H of plate in sixteenths of an inch ; S= Surface supported in square inches ; C=100. But when the plates are exposed to the impact of heat of flame, and steam only is in contact with the plates on the opposite side, C is to be reduced to 50. 10. In order to satisfy himself as to the strength and condition of a interior con; boiler, the inspector may, if he deems it necessary, order boles to be cut ?o Moe?uin"" in it, and also may demand that such information be furnished him as to the interior construction of the boiler as will enable him to judge correctly of its strength. 11. In no case shall a certificate be granted for a boiler when drift Um of drift pins have been used in bringing the holes in the sheets together. den! ^°''''''" 12. Man-hole openings must be stiflfened with compensating rings of Opening in. at least the same effective sectional area as the plate cut out, and in no buii" w° case shall such rings be of less thickness than the plates to which they are attached ; all openings in the shells of cylindrical boilors shall have their short axes placed longitudinally. 13. When bars or angle irons are used for sustaining the crown sheet gt^yg to of the furnace of a boiler, three-fifths of the vrorking pressure, allowable of boUere**'* upon the crown sheet, shall be sustained by hanging stays from the shell of the boiler attached to the crown sheet. 14. Boilers in which the longitudinal seams in the cylindrical stiell Reduction are singly riveted, in place of double riveted, shall be subject to a reduc- woS^^res- tion in the working pressure allowable for a boiler made in the best riVeted'shSful manner (as prescribed by numbers three and four of the present regu- lations) and the limit of pressure in boilers so made shall not exceed eight' pounds to the square inch, in place of one hundred pounds or one hunt- d and twenty-five pounds, as mentioned in the above numbers. 15. No boiler shall be made of boiler plate, whether iron or steel, Mark omamt.- which has not been stamped with the mark or name of the maker thereof; pfat'es't"!^^ and no certificate shall be granted with respect to any^ boiler, made wholly th^S^*^ ''° or in part of plate not so marked ; and before a certificate shall be granted with respect to any boiler, a declaration by the maker of the boiler stating the name of the maker of the plates, their quality, and the quality of all materials used in the construction thereof shall be furnished to the inspector, if requii*ed by the latter. 16. During the construction of every steam boiler made in thisJ?i''.S'"i!'',V^ • j% . j>»jj.»i ii»i sieain Doii6r8 provmco, tne mspeetoroi iuauau'iai cstuoiiBamonts of the district iu which '^"^^?^^"F^ OOQfltrUOtlODs 14 Bad material or form not allowad- it is being made, may cause it to be examined, and at all times during such construction, the inspector shall have aocflss to such boiler. IT. No steam boilers or pipes shall be approved which are made in whole or in part of bad material, or unsafe in form, or dangerous fVom defective workmanship, age, use or any other cause. Examination of safety ▼alTei- Attaotiment of ooolciand ralTts to boiler. No valre to b« orerloaded. Safety valTes. Lift and open* ings of valvea. Lifting gear, etc. Area of loolced safety valve. Steam guage to be exposed to view of the public. Conspicuous marks on steam guage. Indicators. 3AF1TT VALVtS, STIAM OAUOE8, ETC. 18. Every inspector, when inspecting, visiting or examining the boilers, or steam apparatus, shall satisfy himself that the safety valves attached thereto are of suitable dimensions, sufficient in number, well managed and in jfood working o.der, and only loaded so as to open at or below the coiliHod working pressure. 19. The boiler cocks and valves attached to the boilers, shall be sub- stantially made, and in no case shall they be attached to the boiler by Bcrewing into the plate, unless, as an additional security, nuts and flanges be used in addition to such attachment. 20. No valve, under any circumstances, shall, at any time, be so loaded or so managed in any way, as to subject a boiler to a greater pressure than that allowed by the inspector at the then last inspection thereof. 21. The valves shall be tested and proven by an inspector before use; and no inspector shall grant a certificate unless the boiler, or each boiler, if more than one, be provided with a safety-valve. 22. Every safety-valve placed oi attached to a boiler after the passing of this regulation, must have a lift equal to at least one-fourth of its diameter ; the openings for the passage of steam to and from the valve must each have an area not less than the area of the valve, as shall also the waste steam pipe, and the valve box must have a waste water pipe ; if the lever of a lever safety-valve is not bushed with brass the pin must be of brass,— iron and iron working together must not be allowed; every such safety-valve must be fitted with lifting gear so that it can be worked by hand, either from the engine room or the fire hold. 23. The area of any locked safety-valve or the joint areas of all locked safety-valves of any boiler, shall not be less than half a square inch for each squa^-e foot of grate surface in or under the boiler. 24. In a conspicuous and easily accessible place, there shall be a steam gauge properly constructed and open to the view of the public, showing at all times the true pressure of the steam in the boiler thereof. 25. A very conspicuous mark shall indicate on the steam gauge, the maximum of effective pressure permitted. 26. Each boiler shall be provided with a suitable water-gauge, capable of showing the water level within each boiler at all times. 86 21. If the inspector of Bteam boilers is satisfied, he shall deliver a oertifioate in triplicate in the following form : OISTIFIOATI OP IlfSPIOTTnN OP 8TEA.U BOILER. .189 . No Name... Place... County I, THE ONDEB8IGN1D, Certify having examined and tested by hydrostatic pressure the steam boiler of Mr manufacturer, No. Street, to a pressure of. ( ) pounds to the sqnsro inch, and the same can carry with safety a pressure of. r •) pounds of steam and no more. This certificate in returnable to inspector of manufactures. up to Safety valve ,.... Stop valve Steam gauge Try cocks Feed apparatus General care , Age of the boiler State of the boiler Blow-off valve...., Water Gauge Hemarks ,, Fee e, Carter, Ferry . Inspector of S. Boilers. He will give two to the owner, and keep the third for himself. Contention. Copies of oer- tifioates. Ezoeplion. Exemption. 86 28. Any dispute or disagreement between tue owner of the boiler* and the inspector of steam boilei-s shall be settled by the chief inspector of factories ; but nn appeal may be taken from his decision to the Commis^ sioner of Public W orks. 29. The inspector of steam boilers must, when required by the chief inspector of factories, give copies of any certificates of boiler inspection which he has delivered. 30. No inspector can give a certificate if he is interested directly or indirectly in the erection or sale of the steam boilers to be examined, or employed for the owner who has the boiler inspected. 31. All butter and cheese factories of the Province are exempt from the application of the act 57 Vict., ch. XXX, relating to steam boilers and moto-^s. (True Copy). GUSTAVE GEENIBR, Clerk Executive Gouncil. ' the boilers ief inspector the Commia- by the chief r inspection I directly or camined, or sempt from lam boilers louncil. BY-LAWS OF THE BOAED OF HEALTH FOR THE PROVINCE RELkTIIIG TO m SimiiRy CONDITIOH OF mDUSTRKL ESTIBLISHMEITS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER Quebec, 6th June, 1896. Present : — ^The Lieutenant-Governor in Council : It is oi-dered that the foUowine: by-laws relating to the sanitary con dition.of* industrial establishments, prepared,by the Boai-d of Health in accordance with articl 3095a of the Eevised Statutes of the Province of Quebec, as amended by section 9 of the Act 67 Vict., chap. 31, be approved and declared obligatory fifteen days after their publication in the Official Gazette. GUSTAVE GRENIEK, Clerk Executive Council. BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OP THE PROVINCE RELATING TO THE SANITARY CONDITION OF INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. (57 Vict., chap. 31.) 1. The definition of the several terms employed in these by-laws is given in the law relating to industrial establishments. 2. No industrial establishment can be put into operation without first obtaining permission from the municipal council. Supply op Drinking Water. 3. The supply of drinking water must be of good quality and satisfactory to the sanitary physician. It is absolutely forbidden to use for drinking purposes : (a) Water from wells dug in cellars ; (b) Water from wells located less than twenty feet from a dwelling and at less than forty feet from a stable or pig-sty ; I; ?'-; ■ 38 (c) Water from wells dug at less than one hundred feet from an abattoir a privy pit, a cesspool ; ' (d) Water from wells situated at a distance less than four hundred feet from a cemetery, unless the bottom of these wells is above the level of the cemetery, or unless there be, between such wells and the cemetery, a ravine, gully, stream or river, the bottom of which is below the bottom of the wells. In any case, the distance must never be less than fifty feet. The above restrictions do not apply to artesian or tubod wells, except in cases where the sanitary physician might have cause for suspecting their pollution. LiaHTINO. 4. When, in the opinion of the sanitary physician, the natural or artificial light is insufficient for the requirements of a workshop or manufactory, the said physician may require that the area of windows or the power of the artificial light in such workshop or manufactory be increasr ' to the proportion he believes necessary. Cubic Spacb. 6. From the first of October to the first of M«y, each workman must have at least 400 cubic feet of air. Aeration and Ventilation. 6. During the interruption of work for meals, the work room must be vacated and the air therein completely renewed by the opening of the windows. The air is also to be entirely renewed after the work is over at night, or in the morning before the opening of the workshop, 7. When he believes it necessary, the sanitary physician may, of his own accoi-d, prescribe any artificial ventilation, by propulsion or by extraction, capable of furnishing at least one thousand cubic foot of fresh air per hour for each workman. The air thus introduced must not be of a temperature of less than sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Cleanliness and Cleaning, 8. No employer shall tolerate, either inside or outside his workshop, factory or dependencies, any accumulation of vegetable or animal refuse either in a state of decomposition or not. 9. In places where organic matters liable to putrefaction are dealt with the floor must be rendered impervious, to the satisfaction of the sanitary physician. The walls are to be covered with an impermeable coating of silicate, stucco or zinc paint, 10. The putrescible wastes which are not used must never be left in the work rooms ; thoy must be removed as soon as produced and deposited in closed vessels until ultimately burned or buried. 39 ist have at 11. The interior walls and ceilings of every workshop or factory must be entirely whitewashed with lime cnce a year unless they are painted. The painted walls and ceilings must be washed all over with soap and water at least once a year. 12. The floor of every workshop must at least be swept after the day's work is over and the rubbish and waste taken out. In places where putrescible mattei*s are bandied, a complete cleansing by washing must take place at least once every week, if the work be continuous, and during the twenty-four hours following the work, if the latter be intermittent. Dusts, oases, vapors, wasts. 13. All dust, gases and oflfensive, unhealthy and toxic vapors must be conducted directly out of the workshop as soon as they are produced and this to the satisfaction of the sanitary physician. 9 14. In order to pi'ovide against reeks, vapors, gases, light dusts, funnels must be constructed connected with draught flues or other apparatus for an efficacious elimination. 15. Millstones, thi-eshers, crushers and other mechanical apparatus must be enciosed in drums put in direct communication with a strong aspirator in order that dust be removed. 16. For heavy gases such as vapors of mercu y and of sulphide of carbon, the ventilation must be made per dsscensum, and the working tables and other working^ apparatus must be in direct communication with the ventilators. 17. The pulverization of irritating or toxic matters or other operations such a& sifting and packing must be done mechanically in closed apparatus. 18. When there is but a portion of the industrial operations that causes dust, gases or vapors, the sanitary physician may require that such operations which he is to designate, are to be carried on in rooms entirely separate from the rest of the establishment. 19. The solid waste of a putrifying nature which is not to be used in the ti*ade must be burned or buried two feet under gi'ound and in a place approved of by the municipal council or its boai-d of health, but never less than two hundred feet fi*om a well or other source of drinking water. Drainage. (Sinks, wash-basins, urinals, latrines, liquid waste.) 20. In municipalities where there is a sewerage system, industrial establishments must be connected with the public sewer unless the waste watere, in the opinion of the sanitary physician, may deteriorate the sewers, and in the latter case, articles 24, 25, 26, of these by-laws apply to these industrial establishments already constructed just as if there were no municipal sewerage system. 21. In establishments that run off' their waste or washing waters in a public or private sewer : 40 emhen ^arl™""""'' pipea of the building must ba of i,.„„, csWron or viwaed tho S oarbuTng""" "^ °' ™°' °""'°" " " '°"' °' '^ ""'' """'«* *" tl,..'-"? 'i'k» pipes oonneottog watorcloseto, basing, sinks w otlior reoeotados into r:i=::::s::;r.-xrio*- -- -e..apcwa...Airet (^) Every joint must be so made as to prevent the escape of water or gas. ^onntl- '^^«'•^Idden to use zinc or galvanized sheet-iron for ventilation pipes in connection with the traps of water-closets. sinks, basins or other receptaole"^^ in wbSh.t" ^^'"''-^^^^^^^ "^"^^ be placed in an apartment separate ft-om the rooms venTflltir "" "" '* ""' ^'^^ ^'^^ "^'^^^ communicate with the outside bya -.f thllnl;'7b;2Lr'"-"'"^^ "^"^ '^ "^^'^ '■"^'---^'«' *« ^"^^ -^-f-tion the o^e^n^riftC^Irt tsir ^" ^^"^"^^ ^''^^ ^^" '' '^'' '^ *^« ^^^ ^« 0) The pipes and other plumbing done in future are to be uncovered he coLJet r:'::X"^^^^^" "'^ '^^^ ''^ ''^'^''" ^' "^^^^-"'^^^^^ ^-^-^^^^^ -'^- 23. Wooden drains ending in the interior of the building are forbidden n.n«. t f ^^^ "^•inicipalities where no sewerage system exists, the municipal council must, before permitting the construction of an industrial establishment submTt the drainage plans of the said industrial establishment to the sanitary ph^c L t'a ' of the manufactories of the district who, after having consulted with the execut ve of he Boaixi of Health of the Province, determines which of the foLw ng It^^^^^^^^ and irrigation, decantation, mechanical filtering, evaporation in boiler forwedbv the incineration of the solid residue, or chemical decomposition, must be employed for the waste waters and what kind of latrines to employ. employed 25, Every industrial establishment is forbidden to make use of cessnoods nom municatmg with or extending beyond underground water. ^ '''™" to fhf ■ Tv'"^ *»;« «^°itary physician is of the opinion that a privy pit is dangerous z btTd •: !ri:: "^^^ ''"'" ''- ^^^^^^^^^^ -^ ^-^^« - - '^ '^^-^ onftZ: Temperature. 27 Prom tl>o Srst of May to the AM of October, boilers used in faotorie, must b, 28. Ui.loa« it may be necessary to the kind of work carried on In the factory .nd even then the authorization of the sanitary physician has to be ob Ji;[:S, t^^ 41 a 01- vitrified arried above eptacles into eal) close to >!■ gas. ■ion pipes in ilea. n the rooms )ut8ide by a satisfaction he future is lased when Q. )al council submit the » in charge cecutive of methods : lUowed by employed oods com- langerouH )flatrineB i must be )man can factory, ined, the I temperature of the work rooms must never be less than sixty nor more than seventy- two degrees Farenheit. 29. In establishments where work necessitates the introduction of steam, the temperature of the apartment must be raised according to the degree of moiiture to be reached, in the proportions indicated by the following scale : If desired to obtain: 5.1 grains of moisture per cubic foot of air , . 5,2. 5.4., 5.6. 5.8., 6 . 6.2. 6.4. 6.6. 6.9., 7,1.. 7.1.. 7.1.. 7.4.. 7,4,. 7.65. 7,7.. 8 .. 8 .. 8,25. 8,55, 8,6,. 8.65., 8.85., 8.9... 9,2,.. 9.5.,, 9,56.. 0,9.,. 10.23.. 10,3. . . 10.35.. 10.7... 11 ... 11.1... 11.6... Thie dry bulb of the ther- mometer must mark : 60 degrees Fahrenheit. 61 62 ■■■■ 63 64 ■■■ 65 ■■■ 66 67 ■ ■■ 68 The wet bulb of the ther- mometer marking : 70. 71. 72. 73. 74 75. 76. 77. 78.. 79.. 80.. 81.. 82.. 83.. 84.. 85.. 86.. 87.. 89, 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 9.1. 58 degrees Fahrenheit. 59 60 61 62 ft'{ 64 65 66 67 68 68.5 69 70 70.5 71.6 72 I 73 73.5 74.5 75.5 76 76.5 77.5 78 79 80 80.5 81.5 82.6 83 83.5 84.6 85,5 86 87 30. The above by-laws annul municipal by-laws only in caaes where the latter are contradictory to the former. 31. All previous by-laws of the Board of Health of the Province, contradictory to the present, are repealed, in so far as they relate to industrial establishments. 32. When there is a conflict of opinion between the sanitary physician and employer on a point left to the discretion of the former, it is the duty of such sanitary physician to refer the matter to the president or secretary of the Board of Health of the Province before taking action. 4fi 33. The procedure to be followed for notices, services, law suits and other measures necessary to the enforcing of these by-laws, is that indicated for notices, services, law suits and other measures covered by section four, chapter two, of the seventh title of the Revised Statutes (E. S. P. Q., Art. 3095e.) 34. Every infraction of the above by-laws renders the guilty party liable to a fine of two hundred doDsv? at most, and of another fine, not exceeding six dollars per day, as long as tht VoAi ction lasts, after the notice being given by the sanitary physician. (30966. R. S. r Q.) 36. The articles 21a and 216 of these by-laws only apply to industrial establish- ments to be built in the future; and the industrial establishments now in operation are accorded from the promulgation of the said by-laws, a delay of one year in order to conform to article 5, and a delay of six months for articles 9, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21/, 29, and a delay of three months for articles 21c, 2lg and 25. PUBLIC BUILDINGS LEGISLATrON (57 VICTOEIA, CHAPTEE 29) ANNO QUINQUAGEggMO SEPTIMO VICTORIA REGINJE CHAP. XXIX An Act respecting Public BuiidingB. [Assented to 8th January, 1894.] HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Section first of chapter second of title seventh of the Eevised Section re- Statutes is replaced by the following : '''•°"'- SECTION I. SAFBTT IN PUBLIC BUILDINQS. § 1- — Tnterpretative and declaratory provisions. " 2973. The woi-ds: "public building," mean and include churches, intereretation chapels or buildings used as such, seminaries, colleges, convents and building" ° school-houses, hospitals and asylums, hotels and boarding-houses capable of receiving ten or more boarders, theatres, halls for public meetings, lectm-es or public amusements. "2»74. The words: "proprietors of public buildings," include " Pronriotow individuals, companies and corporations who are proprietors, tenants orbuiSiSw.' in possession under any title whatsoever, of any of the buildings mentioned in the definition given in the preceding article, and their agents. 44 § 2.— Application of the law. AppUoationof " 3975. Saving such restrictions as the Lieutenant-Governor-in- Council may be pleased to determine in the regulations which he may make under article 2987, all public buildings mentioned in article 29'^ are subject to the provisions of this law. Safety in pub lio buildings. Buildings now open to the public. Construction of new public liE lis plans. § 3.— Safety in public buildings. " S976. The public buildings mentioned in article 2973 must aflord all the security required by this act and the regulations made under its authority. 2. Public buildings now open to the public, and which would require too heavy an expense to be made conformable to the prescribed require- ments, must, however, be made to conform thereto as much as possible to the satisfaction of the inspector. ' new public „ /, ^ "^"^ P"^"^ building shall be so erected as to avoid at the outset atrs« f .defects which it would te very difficult to remedy afterwards, and to Plans. this end, the architect's plans must be previously submitted to ihe inspector. IPft^Hi 4 When extensive alterations are made to a public building an tear f'-chitects certidcate an to the solidity and safety of such building shall be given to the inspector. s » ^ ^^pffif J- If '^^ destination of a public building is so altered that greater ar?s"°^ ^^I'd^ty 18 required, an architect's certificate as to such solidity shall be change! given by the proprietor to the inspector. § i.— Duties of proprietors of public buildings.. " 8»7T. Every proprietor of a public building shall • n.n,«'ofr°r-u*''''''i"'P'''°'' * """"«" notice, giving his name, the name of the building and its destination, as well as the name of the place where it is situated within thirty days previous to the opening of such building to the public, if it be recently erected, and within sixty days ft-om the coming into force of this section, if it be at present open to the 2. Transmit a written notification to the said inspector of every fire ''tLZo "^ "T: '" '"'^ '"^''^^°«' ^^^^''^ ''^-'y-^'sht hours from the occurrence of such fire or accident ; an .Ll'""^-^" """f '"'f'*'' ""'^^ «^'«'Tthing necessary for facilitating an effective inspection of the building and its dependen. ies • 4. If the building is a theatre or a hall for lectures or public amuse- Ztl7r''''T 1^"«P-«-' -g-d by the inspector, posted u" and keep it there constantly whole and legible. ^ ■ ^ H' Duty of pro. prietor to notify inspec- tor, giving hia Dame, that of the building, ' of such ixty days jen to the jvery fire ours from icilitating ic amuse- osted up, 8ectirn*o?Ti?: ^^^\^"^^^^ ^°«P««tors appointed in virtue of the fourth Duty of fao- section of this chapter are assigned the duty of seeing to the observance tT tt'thi, ion ann rho i*arviiio <-:»_» i. • .. . annfinn t.. this . • -"•£,"*/- uiiD uut_y yi seeing to t Of this section and the regulations made under its authority ' " "*"""""•*"• powers amTa^I Zh", ?!M"'''''*'''' ^"^'' '^"'''' "»"''^'»^'^' the same Power, an4 buHd nT as hose • H '''""'.'T °^''^^««»«' ^^ -«g«'d« «afety in public ^^IT" buildings as those indicated in the said fourth section and in the rLula- «'"°*^"'- tions made by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, respecting afln factories in so far as the same may be applicable th;reto ^ th«fi.« . '^.^^y^^''^ *^« '-'S^^ to be present at inquiries held bvMaybepre- tion Jbe ^^nesses in oi-der to ascertain the cause of such fire or accident. -°"'"''"'- -S»SI. They have the right to make to the p.-oper authorities « any suggestions they may consider advisable in the interest of safety L-»3 to public buildings, "»«i,j. m authorities. ••8982. They shall publish, in the Quebec Official Gazette such sh.., m- u provisions of the law and the regulations as they Insidrahluld be ^ ?^"'^^^^ more especially made known to the public, and also publi^rtheh fW^^^^ addresses therein. P ''^"" 'riJ^ZZ^^'L 6.— Contraventions and Penalties. •' 20S3. Proprietors of public buildings who infrinffe the n.-n p » , visions of this section and of the regulations Lde under Za^o^SS?' thereof are liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and costs. ^CKs. 2. The incumbents, church-wardens or trustees owning? churches or Ann,- *• . buildings used as such, under section first of chapter third of title niLtM""^" of these Revised Statutes, respecting lands held by religious congreffa- ""^«''"«' *<^- tions, and all others owning churches or buildings used as such in virtue of any other law, are subject to the provisions of this section and in o . case of contravention, are severally liable to the penalties set forth' in '"f^o'^o"*' the preceding paragraph. •• 2984. Every proprietor of a theatre or hall, used for public meetings, lectures or public amusements, who, without the required ^'-.Wr certificate of inspection, allows such building to be open to the public, is dSrin'.'V^hioh liable, in addition to the fine indicated in the preceding article, to a'^ntuZT""' penalty not exceeding fifty dollars and costs, for every day that such building so remains open. 2. On the report of the inspector, the Commissioner of Public cio.inanf-,„ Works may order such owner to close the doors of such building until he W"\ has obtained the required certificate. drdMof^om- misgioner. 46 Bxecation of order. Such order may be executed by a constable of the municipal or provincial police force, either by preventing the public from entering or by causing the place to be cleared. § 7. — Jurisdiction of certain courts and procedure. Proseoutioni under this •eotioD. ** 2985. All prosecutions under this section are brought by the inspectors before the judges of the sensions or the police magisti-ate in the cities of Quebec and Montreal, and before the district magistrate or a justice of the peace of the place where the offence was committed, if in any other part of the Province, 2. The procedure to be followed in such cases is that prescribed for summary convictions by the Criminal Code, 1892. Presoription of 3. No prosecution shall be brought for any infringement of the law or of the regulations after sixty days from the time such infringement came to the knowledge of the inspector. Prooedare to be followed, a § 8. — Application of fines. Awjiieation of «♦ 398tt. The fines imposed under this section shall be paid to the Provincial Treasurer for the uses of the Province. Reflations which LieuteB' ant-Governor may make reapeoting : Constmetion of buildings ; Preoautions against fire. Proviso as to power of muni' oipal authori- ties, &o. Certain rules, &o., not affeoted. § 9. — Regulations. *' 2987. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regula- tions with respect to the buildings mentioned in article 2973, upon the following, amongst other matters : (a). The construction of public buildings, and their solidity, so as to insure the safety of those who reside in or who frequent the same ; (6). The precautions to be taken against fire, and more particularly as respects doors and windnwa, staircases, escapes, apparatus for extin- guishing fire and saving life, and elevators and their safety appliances. 2. Nothing in this article shall, however, affect the powers possessed by municipal councils for making by-laws respecting public safety, nor the powers of commissioners appointed under the law respecting the erection and division of paiishes, to make regulations on the same subject, with respect to churches and other buildings for divine worship, provided such by-laws or regulations be similar or equivalent to those made iu viitue of this Kection." 2. This act shall not affect any rules and regulations, matters or things done or made under the law replaced by this act, which shall remain in force until the contrary be decided under this act. )re8cribed for REGULATIONS RESPECTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, Approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, nndev the authority of the act 37 Victoria, chapter 29, on the 27th March, 1896. Installation and Maintknanok op Public Buildings Gbnebally. 1. Public buildings, with all movables and immovables connected therewith must be so laid out, arranged and maintained that the lives of persons trequenting them shall be efficiently protected against accidents. 2. They must be pi-ovided with all means necessary for giving rapid and easv egress to their inmates or to the public in the event of fire or panic 3. If tW^ inspector finds that, owing to want of rerBtance or solidity, there is *"J l^r.u . u"'ff '°*^' °' ^"^ P^'"^'^ ^^^'^^' ^*l"°g down, he shall at once order that the said building or portion thereof (as the case may be), be imu.ediatelv and completely cleared. ^ 4. Scaffoldings erected for repairing or ornamenting various portions of public bmldings or other works, shall be solidly built of sound materials; platforms must be sufficiently wide and be so disposed as to allow the men to work in perfect safety. ^ Boors, Alleys, Stairs, Etc 5. All doors of egress must open outwards and remain unfastened during the whole time of the meetings, classes, performances, religious services, etc. They must close with a weight or spring, but not with a latch. 6. The width of alleys and passages must be calculated accoi-ding to the number of places destined to the occupants : say a width of eighteen inches for every hundred occupants: but in no case can an alley be made less than two feet six inches wide in its narrowest part. The width of lobbies, passages, vestibules and exits shall be calculated in the same manner, with the exception, however, of corridors, which must not be less than five feet wide, and of dooi-s, whose minimum width must be ihree feet. 48 T. Stairs must be kept in good order and provided with a hand-rail, and, if neceisary, two hand-rails. 8. Stairs adjoining windows must be provided with railings three feet high, when the lower portion of the opening is not at that height above the steps. 9. Inside stairs must be at least four feet wide and there must not be more than twelve feet between each lending; they muBt in every case be sufficiently wide and in sufficient number to allow of the building being immediately and easily cleared. 10. Passages, alleys, stairs, etc., must be free from everything which might impede circulation. Light. 11. The buildings, ptairs, passages, elevators and safety exits must be lighted ; the light fixtures must be at such a height that they cannot be injured, nor incon- venience, nor burn any one. Elevators. 'i ill hi! •I 12. Elevators shall be so arranged that the shafts can be completely closed. Each door in the shaft must close automatically. 13. Elevator openings must be provided with protective appliances and be kept constantly closed, except when persons duly authorized by the proprietor have tO' work the elevator. 14. No person under eighteen years of age can be placed in charge of an elevator. 16. Elevator doors must open only from the inside. 16. The cages of the elevators for passengers and for goods must be provided with a suitable appliance approved by the inspector, by which they can be stopped in case of accident. 17. If the inspector finds any defect either in the cables, the motor or any other part of the elevator, which might cause an accident, he can suspend the use of the elevator until such defect be repaired. The proprietor must notify the inspector when the repairs are completed. 18. Chains and cables of machinery, elevators and hoists must be periodically examined. 19. The various parts of each elevator or hoist must be examined about every six months. 20. The working of elevators and hoists may be stopped by the inspector if they are not in a proper condition as regards safety. . 21. In every building, hereafter erected, the elevator shafts shall be made of brick or other incombustible material and rise six feet above the roof. -rail, and, if (6 feet high, ;epB. le more than ily wide and isily cleared. rhich might be lighted ; i, nor incon- )tely closed. and be kept >tor have to arge of an be provided be stopped T any other use of the e inspector periodically" bout every ctor if they be made of 49 Pbicautionb Against Fiei. 22. No smoking is allowed in any public building, except in the room set apart for the purpose. The proprietor must have interior arrangements made and provide himself with all the appliances deemed necessary for protection against fire and for securing thft safety of those who may visit, frequent or inhabit the building. 24. The inspectors shall ascertain that the heaters, pipes, chimneys, magazines^ for gunpowder or other explosives, ash-pits, etc., do not endanger life, and he may exact from the proprietor of each building or establishment a certificate to that effect from an architect or other competent person, as the case may be. 26. Whenever the proprietor of a building makes use in it of a steam-boilor with. a pi-essure exceeding six pounds, he shall, each year, give the Inspector of public bmldiogs a certificate from a special inspector that such boiler and the motors an* pipes connected with it, are in good order. 26. No steam boiler with a pressure of over six pounds, shall hereafter be placed in a public building without the authorization of the inspector, and it shall be the- duty of the latter to see that sucx. boiler is properly put in, both as regards safety and facility.of inspection. Precautions in Case of Fiee on Panic. 21. Stairs and exits must be provided to enable all the inmates to leave the building easily in case of fire or panic. 28. An axe or other tool must De placed in proximity to such exits, in order to. to facilitate the immediate clearing of the building. 29. Buildings of two stories and over, occupied above the first story must, if noti provided with the required number of stairs, placed in towers, have a sufflcieuti number of safety-exits and safety-stairs. 30. These exite must consist of doors and windows communica+-ng witb galleries or balconies outside the building and a portion at least of these exits must not be built immediately over an opening in a lower story. The angle of the staire must not be less than 22J degrees The balconies, galleries, ladders and stairs must be made o. iron and the latter must reach the ground. However, the lower part of these stairs may be moveable. The balconies, galleries and stairs shall be put np at the places and in the man- ner indicated by the inspector. 31. In the case of buildings with flat roofs, an iron ladder, 24 inches wide, shall run from the highest balcony to the top of the building and rise about 24 inches- aL >ve the roof 32. The inspector may insist upon special safety appliances being adopted when the particular situation of the building or the number of persons renders the sam* necessary. 60 '■f 33. When the windows or other exits opening on these safety-stairs are more than three feet above the floor, steps must be placed to allow the inmates to easily reach such exits. Theatres and Halls for Mketings, Lectures and Pcblio Amusements. 34. The certificate prescribed by article 29Y7 of the Eevised Statutes of Quebec, as amended by the Act 57 Victoria, chapter 29, must specify the number of persons which such theatre or hall for meetings, lectures, or public amusements, can contain. 35. Such number shall be determined by the number and dimensions of the exits and the width of the passages and alleys, and no spectator or auditor shall be admitted in excess of the number indicated in the certificate. 36. Kjuch certificate shall be posted up in a place indicated by the inspector, and no one shall remove it to another place without his permission. A duplicate or more copies may be posted up if required. 31. It is forbidden to place any chair, folding chair, stool or other seat whatever, eo as to in any wise impede circulation in any passage, wing or alley during the performance, lecture or meeting. Neither shall anyone be permitted to stand in or to obstruct the exits. 38. Acrobatic performances over the place occupied by the public shall not be permitted unless a net be stretched at a suitable height above the heads of the spectators. 39. Above doors or exits leading outside, a notice shall be put up with the word *' sortie " or " exit " on it, in large letters, with sufficient light to enable it to be easily read. 40. Hereafter a fire-proof curtain shall be put up, in addition to the ordinary curtain, in every theatre open to the public. 41. The flies, bridges and stage must be made of incombustible materials. Those now in existence, which are of wood, must be painted with flre-p'roi" paint. 42. The machinist's and decorative painter's workshop must be separated from the main building by a fire-proof door, which murft be kept closed during the per- formance ; no accumulation of inflammable materials will be permitted therein. 43. The stairs, passages, lobbies and alleys shall be sufficiently lighted until the close of tho performance and until the audience have left. 44. If the building is lighted otherwise than by electricity, the lights in the side-seen ^s and on the stage and the foot-lights must be covered with a wire screen. 45. The inspector may require that in large theatres and halls for meetings, lectures or public amusements, one or more watchmen shall be employed, whose duty it shall be to take charge of the hose and other fire appliances in the building and to see that such appliances are always in good order and ready for ui^e. 46. The watchmen shall constantly be present during the performances, lectures or meetings and be prepared to use duch appliances on the fii-st alarm. They must airs are more nates to easily »U8EHBNTS. tes of Quebec, )er of persons s, can contain, insions of the iditor shall be the inspector, ^ duplicate or leat whatever, jy daring the to stand in or ic shall not be heads of the with the word inable it to be the ordinary ble materials. e--p"CoL paint, eparated from iring the per- d therein, hted until the lights in the a wire screen, for meetings, ployed, whose 1 the building • uoe. inces, lectures They mubt 61 the exits from the building and ^he means of escape. ^ ' Hotels and Boabding-Housbs. fh«.« !: J*"^ inspector may require that in every hotel or boarding-hou.e, in which tXh th^igr^^ '''^'''' '■''"''' ''-' ''^'' '^ «^-*«^-" ^" ^c an nonff ■•^^\^'''^"''''' "'''* P""'^ "P *° ^^«'*y ^•°*'™ a notice in English and Prench containing the necessary directl.as to enable the inmates to reach the supplementary exits and to use the extinguishers and fire-escapes. uppiementary in case of rgr' '' ' '''' '^"^ "" ''''''" ^"^^"^ *° ^^^^^'^ *^« --*- ^^ -g^t Bdtjoational Establishments, Hospitals and Asylums. 51. It is the duty of the director of every college, seminary, school, convent hospital or asylum to instruct the pupils or other inmates, as much as poss ble L to firel;;;:^'' " "" "' '" '"' ^^ ^'^^ ''*'" ^^^ *° ^^^ ^^« extlnguisheiTand 52. The Commissioner of Public Works shall designate those of the inspectors who are to see to the carrying out of the law and of these regulations in reS^ communities, and ho will give them instructions to that effect hn-lf ■ '^^^ ;°«P««tor |n the execution of his duty shall have free admission to buildings at uU reasonable hours of the day and night. 54. He has the right to exact the production of 'the certificate or other docu monts required by law and by these regulations as well as all other information he may deem ueoessary. mauuu ne 55. If he has any re».ion to fear that he may be impeded in the performance of his duty, .3 has the right w) be accompanied by a constable in every case. (AH infringements of the above regulations are punishable under the terms of the Act 57 Victoria, chapter 29, Article 2983 E.S.P.Q., and others.) True copy, [Signed] GUSTAVB GRBNIEK, Clerk Executive Council. 52 FOUETH ANNUAL EEPOET. OF MR. JOSEPH LESSARD, President of the Board of Inspectors of Public Buildings and Industrial Establishments. MoNTBBAL, 30th July, 1896. HON. E. J. FLYNN, Prime Minister and Commissioner of Public Works of the Province of Quebec. Sib, — I have the honor to submit my annual report on the inspection of public buildings and industrial establishments in the Province of Quebec. As this year the report is sent in two months in advance of the usual date, the period it covers is only ten months. But the conclusions we may draw from the facts will be none the less instructive and of a nature to enable us to ascertain the improvements effected and show those we should endeavor to obtain. On the other hand the personal reports of my colleagues which will be communicated to you at the same time as mine will dispense mo from entering into too many details and allow me to deal in a general manner with the results obtained during the past year. Wo will follow the order of sub-division as previously adopted, dealing succes- sively with : (A) Public buildings ; (B) Industrial establishments ; (C) Under a third heading "Wants," we will in a third paragraph give a summary of the modifications oi- amendments which soem to us to constitute progress and which might be obtained by means of an act or of regulations approved bv the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. § A.— Public Bdildinqs. Judging from the inspections generally there is a marked improvement over previous years. The observations made in the form of advice are m a rule favorably received by those interested and the alterations we require are almost always and everywhere, with few exceptions, promptly carried out. The result has been that, this year, we have no accident to report while last year's report mentioned two. itablishmenta. uly, 1896. ilio buildings iial date, the iw from the ascertain the >n the other .0 you at the 8 and allow t year, ling succes- raph give a ute progress ■oved bv the /ement over le favorably always and IS been that, Bd two. 63 Mebgtou3communitie8.-The majority of these communities promptly followed the pi-escnptions pointed out by us in our vists. We owe a most flattering mention in this respect to the Nuns of the St. Jean de Dieu Asylum at Longue Pointe. Ihis establiHhment is in every respect deserving of our praise for the manner in which It 18 managed and for the admirable devotedness of which the patients are the object. Immediately after our first visit these ladies hastened to carry out the instructions communicated to them. Fire escapes and stairs, automatic jet extin- guishers in sufficient numbers meet the first requirements and assure the first assist- ance in case of accident; on the other hand the discipline is perfect and this is of first necessity m a sudden alarm, and we saw for ourselves how much more quickly and cheerfully the patients obey a Sister than a male keeper. By men brute force has to be used; by the Sisters, gentle persuasion or direction nearly always overcomes the most recalcitrant. It is needless to add that care for material welfare is in no wise inferior to physicial and moral care and this also we were pleased to observe for ourselves. Day schools.— Amongst the establishments which offered some resistance to the adoption of the improvements suggested by us, we must mention day schools. It is always difficult to obtain them, but there have been improvements. As if the lives of thousands of children were not worth the few hundreds of dollars which iron fire escapes and extinguishers would cost I Difficulties are chiefly raised by the institu- tions under the control of the School Commissioners. I have nevertheless succeeded by persuasion, in showing to what extent the interests of the very persons who otf'ered opposition were threatened by refusing to comply with the letter of the law. A proof of the success obtained lies in the thanks which several of the former recak citrants tendered us subsequently when they acknowledged their errors. As a rule the day schools are very badly built, badly planned, badly divided and without any means of escape. If any one refuses to effect an improvement, one is quite safe, as already stated on several occasions, to find that it is some school commissioner in a town or in a parish. As a practical means of escape we give the first place to iron ladders and stairs. It was due to such appliances that in a recent fire in Chicago, 1150 women working eight stories above the ground were saved from inevitable death. As a preventive measure in the same degree as the above, we recommend auto- matic extinguishers with' hoses and Babcocks. Automaac jet extingaishei-s have proved what they can do, and to the list published last year we may add the testimony of the following persons received in 1896 : Mra. Labelle, Sault Bridge. li. Couet, Roberval. Community of Jesus Marie. Sister Marie L^ontine, Hochelaga. P. Plante, J.M.J. , Church of the Immaculate Conception, Montreal. Mrs. H. Lamoureux, Montreal. I I" , 64 Mi'8. J. B. Pdloquin, Sault-au-R^collet (3 times.) Mrs. Labe)!e, Montreal. Arthur Forest, St. Eoch de I'Achigan. F. X. Dubuc, Montreal. Mrs. G. Cyr, Montreal. M. de Sola, Montreal. P. Brunet, druggist, Quebec. J. J. G. L. Forbes, missionary priest, Caughnawaga. J. S. P. Guy, jr., Montreal. A. J. Wight, St. Johns, Que. G. M. Le Pailleur, parish priest, Maisonneuve. A. L. Jarvis, Montreal. M. McCormick, confectioner, Toronto. Benaud, King & Paterson, Montreal. W. Pagnuelo, advocate,- Montreal. Mrs. Bisaillon. With reference to the use of extinguishers, it is right to state that their efficiency depends on their closeness to the spot where the fire breaks out. This observation is not due to hypothetical considerations, but is the result of a series of investigations on affidavits which clearly state that the success of the extinguishers is due to their proximity to the place of the accident. To endeavor to limit their number in certain cases would therefore be to run the risk of decreasing the efficiency which the above mentioned affidavits have acknowledged to be possessed by them. (See, in this con- nection, if necessary, the letters and copies of investigations sent to the Government during the present year, especially on the 8th February, 1890.) Other buildings and churches. — Amongst the buildings in which defective arrange- ments daily endanger the lives of several thousand persons and against which we are powerless, since the law has not, as yet, placed them under our control, we must especially mention warehouses or wholesale stores, railway offices, largo stores, such as Carsley's, Murphy's, and others, all the buildings of insurance and similar com- panies where the grouping of a large number of rooms leased, as a speculation, for offices is a certain cause of catastrophes in the event of fire or panic in the lower stores. We therefore consider it necessary that the law should apply to these estab- lishments. To our knowledge the buildings alluded to have no means of egress but inside stair-cases and elevators which, in the event of the slightest conflagration would become air shafts, and would bar the way against those who might be there at the time of the accident. Wo pointed this out in last year's report and we again urge the consideration of the matter. As to churches they are, as a rule, badly arranged as regards escape from fire and the manner in which they are laid out is entirely against the safety of the ooDgrogation. The gallorics espocialiy are the greatest source of danger. Stairs loo r efficiency •bservation estigations ue to their I' in certain I the above in this con- rovernment ve arrange- hich we are )1, we must stores, such imilar com- julation, for n the lower those estab- f egress but )nflagration be there at lideration of )e from fire ifety of the . Stairs too 65 small and too narrow, difficult of access, on which, in case of accident considerable numbers of victims would be piled together ; this is what we find everywhere, "We ask many reforms for existing buildings ; but without meeting with an absolute unwillingness, we are opposed by dangerous delay and inertia ; and it is only after many repeated efforts against the same resistance that we finally succeed in gaining something. This is very much to be regretted. It is otherwise as regards proposed churches or those in course of construction. In such cases we accept the plans only when the law has been complied with or a promise is given us that it will be complied with. Therefore we can only gradually remove the defects of the old buildings and obtain the most advantageous conditions for public safety. Hotels and boarding homes.— B.ore again the action of the law should be extended. In fact boarding houses with less than ten boarders do not come under our jui-is- diction. This is all the more to be regretted that the establishments of this kind which have the fewest boarders are generally those in which the rules of prudent safety are the least observed. It was in an establishment of this kind at St, Hya- cinthe (Lapi^rre's boarding house) that two women perished in a fire last year. Thus there would be everything to gain by placing this kind of establishment under the inspectors' supervision. B. — Industrial Establishments. The improvements which we pointed out in last year's report have not ceased to become more general ; as we had an opportunity of observing in the course of the many inspections made during the year. Boilers.— This branch of our inspection, one of the most important, daily receives our vigilant attention. It is quite true there has been some improvement, but what we wish above all is to avoid every possible chance of explosions or at least to reduce them to the strictest minimum. Our report for last year showed how ignorant certain workmen, styling them- selves engineers, could bo, and we have always called the attention to the public authorities to the two following points : 1. The necessity of special examinations and tho delivery of a certificate ad hoc to those who wish to drive a steam or other engine. And that after bona fide examin- ations before a board of examiners of acknowledged ability and merit, certificates be given only to those really deserving of them and not out of complaisance or by favoritism. 2. The necessity of establishing a special school of Arts and Manufactures, under Government control, in which young men capable of afterwards becoming excellent foremen or valuable workmen would be trained for two or three years. On this point we can but benefit by the experience of manufacturing countries such as England, France and Belgium where such establishments yearly train young men who beeorrie intelligent asBistr-r.ts to the heads of manafacturers and of great practical 66 use I/O them. Such a generation which we would wish to see grow up in Canada would provide for our manufacturers a nursery of deserving artisans who would soon place it on a par with the countries above mentioned. I am all the more imbued with this idea that I have myself had an opportunity of observing all the benefit to be derived from such an institution. As Honorary President of the Association of Mechanical Engineers of the Province of Quebec I frequently attended the lectures given last winter at the Monument National by Mr. H. Bonnin, Mechanical Engineer and Professor of the Monti-eal Polytechnic School, and I observed evidences of progress in the examinations subsequently passed by the candidates for engineer's certificates who had regularly followed the lectures on Applied Mechanics. To my mind and until something better is done, the Govern- ment would perform a most praiseworthy act in favor of engineers and stokers by encouraging, by means of grants, the giving of such lectures and even by developing that institution which has been productive of such good results. Division into districts and the necessity of bringing butter and cheese factories under the operation of the common law.— lu order to be effective, the inspection of steam boilers must be extended without exception to all industries w^hioh use steam under pressure as motive power. In the first place, therefore, it is necessary to hav6 statistics and a classification. Up to now, this is what we are without, and a real mine of information which we lack -and of which the limited means at our disposal will continue to deprive us unless the •Grovernment in the near future orders the improvement we have many times asked for. To reduce the expense, we might make use for this work of the secretaries of municipalities, who would only have to fill up the printed blank forms sent them by the Provincial Inspectors. We further say that all steam boilers should come under this reorganized in- spection service. In fact, it is hard to believe that the butter and cheese factories, removed from ithe list by the Order-in-Council passed on the 19th July, 1894, should have thus been iBxempted from the application of the Act 57 Vict., chap, 30, respecting the inspection of steam boilers and motors, especially as these establishments, which frequently employ as engineers and stokers the same workmen, who are more familiar with farm work than with the management of machinery, are much more exposed to explosions than others. So the reorganization of the inspection service would curtail the forming of new districts, owing to the great number of factories coming under the same supervision ; this would necessitate an increase in the inspecting staff. This increase, with the recent appointment of two inspectresses for female labor would render a now appropriation necessary which we estimate at $15,000. It would in fact be necessary to have one or two more employees in the Montreal office to do the current work and carry on the correspondence during the inspector's absences. Passes on the railways and passenger steamers would make inspections of factories eftsier and more frequent, to the great advantage both of workmen and employ er-a. 67 id Canada (70uld soon ortunity of Honorary of Quebec, nal by Mr. lie School, ised by the 3ctures on le Govem- stokers by leveloping mes under of steam 3am under jsification. )h we lack unless the ues asked •etaries of t them by anized in-> >V6d from thus been inspection ii-equently with farm sxplosions urtail the inder the aff. This )or would would in to do the absences. factories pioyci-s. Public health — Congamption of smoke. — This is a question to which our attention has frequently been directed. In fact it is regrettable to see in Montreal, where the population is ever becoming more dense, manufacturers heedless of their own interests and ignoring the rules of public hygiene, allowing enormous quantities of smoke to pervade the atmosphere to such an extent that, during the present hot weather, offices, shops, private dwellings, schools and hospitals in the neighborhood of such factories are compelled to close their windows to keep out the smoke. The surroundings affected by the injurious action of these establishments are literally becoming uninhabitable. Hitherto the difficulty of obtaining a good smoke-con- sumer, simple and strong at the same time, has been the obstacle to the strict en- forcement of the corporation by-laws. But a recent Canadian invention, " Lamoureux' Smoke-Consuming Furnace " seems to remove this great drawback of the excessive production of smoke. From recent tests, the results of which have been communicated to us, it appears that by using it the raanufacturer no longer produces smoke, but he realizes a two-fold economy : First, by the saving of fuel, which amounts to 25 per cent. ; and, secondly, by the excess in the production of steam, which amounts to 33 per cent. Other tests now being made will enlighten us fully on the subject. "We will follow them with interest, for we cannot but wish for the realization of the hopes to which the first results have given birth. It would be a good thing, then, to make manufacturers observe the by-laws by compelling them to consume their smoke completely, as they no longer have any reason to allege to the contrary. Age of children employed in factories. — It would be desirable to advance this age to 14 years for boys and beyond it for girls. We have observed, to our great regret, all the difficulties which arise from the non-observance of the present law and the serious drawbacks which the twelve years' limit occasions amongst the working classes. In fact, parents who are in a hurry to profit by the labor of their children, remove them from school before they have learned anything, and apprentices are sent to the workshops still in their childhood, and who cannot i-ead. If the pretext no longer existed, since the law would make fourteen years the limit, the children would benefit by the two additional years they would spend at school, to their great advantage. Thoy would at least have a better chance to learn to read and no longer be ignorant workmen, too many of whom we meet. Strikes. — Thin year the wisdom of the workmen and their syndicate organiza- tion, together with the prudent action of the employers, have relieved us from the unpleasantness which over accompanies partial or total strikes. We can congratulate both sides. Over-time work. — Hardly any applications were made for permission to work over time. Sweating system. — To the picture we drew in our report of last year and which we might again reproduce in full, because the situation remains unchanged, we would add the following remark :— 58 The Federal Govei-nment, to whom the matter was submitted, ordered an investigation into the facts alleged. This inquiry was confided to a person who it would seem, in a fortnight, travelled over the whole country, including Montreal and Quebec, but from whom not one over us received a visit for the purpose of giving him any information of any kind. He declared that he had discovered nothing in the course of his inspection. It was by extracts from his report published in the news- papers that we learned these facts. Now, we are so positive as co our information that we can point out those who carry on this system of exploittition which we denounce as an abuse and against which we will continue to pi-otest, for we consider it a disgrace to every country into which it penetrates. Accidents due to machinery. — Explosions. — There has been an increase this year in the number of accidents due to machinery in the Montreal district over last year. There were 115, ten of which occasioned loss of lifo. Inquiries wore made into the causes of all these accidents, due to various causes, and the responsibility therefor tixed on the proper ]>arties. No boiler explosions occurred. I could, however, mention here two accidents which caused only material damages and which might have been included in that part of the report which relates to public buildings, but which we will place in that relating to industrial establishments on account of their analogy to boiler- explosions. There were the explosion of the boiler of a hot water heating apparatus at the Brothers' School, Iberville, and the breaking of a pipe in a similar apparatus in the Ste. Cun^gonde Church. These accidents, hich might be much more dangerous and more frequent, lead the inspectors to claim the right of compelling the owners of these kinds of boilers to alter them for the safety of those who are in charge of them or who approach them, by adding a safety valve. Improvement of means of escape in many workshops. — "We observe with satisfaction that on ©ur repeated advice many manufacturers have made considerable improve- ments in the way of providing escapes for their work-people. Those most frequently introduced are iron stairs, which can serve at the same time for several stories and isolated towers so built as to be absolutely fire-proof. Frequent drills keep the work- people accustomed to these exceptional means of egress and prepare them to make use of them when necessary without fear of accidents. Staff. — We note the appointment of Mr.s. Provencher and Mrs. King as inspec- tresses of female labor. We have but to congratulate the Government on this exper- iment by which it manifests all the interest it takes in the wives and daughters of workingmen and the protection it wishes to give them. Death. — We have to deplore the death of one of our colleagues, Mr. Manny, Boiler Inspector of Levis. A self-made man, Mr. Manny is the author of a small work much in use amongst the engineers of the Dominion. He was much esteemed, of great personal merit and we greatly deplore his loss. C. — Wants. If we summarize the desiderata set forth in this report we take the iiberly of 59 calling the attention of the Government t *.he following wants or necessities whio'i certainly constitute the elements of laws which will be introduced in a more or less remote future. Public Buildings. I. The necessity of compelling establishments Aot mentioned in the act, such as warehouses, railway offices, large stores, buildings leased for offices to submit the visits of the inspectors. II. The necessity of compelling all hotels and boarding-houses, whatever may be the number of boarders, to undergo inspection. Industrial Establishments. I. The necessity of appointing a Board of Examiners for engineers of steam- boilers, which board would deliver certificates of classification entitling the holders to occupy positions in proportion to their merits and isnowledge. II. The necessity of establishing a School of Arts and Manufactures. III. The necessity of establishing statistics and a methodical classification for all industrial establishments of the Province of Quebec. IV. The necessity of bringing butter and cheese factories under the common law. V. The necessity of establishing new inspection districts. VI. The granting of the necessary appropriations for this re-orgar-iation and the carrying out of these provisions. VII. The necessity of compelling all manufacturers to consume their own smoke VIII. The necessity of making fourteen years the minimum age which boys can be employed in factories. IX. The absolute necessity of opposing a barrier to the inroads of the sweating system. X. Compelling of owners of hot-water heating apparatus to have a safety-valve placed on their boilers. XI. Finally, in oi-der to place the inspectors' office in Montreal in a position to meet the requirements of this re-organization and of the work which we propose to ac- complish, one or two employees would have to be appointed in the office to take charge of the correspondence and statistics, the latter part of the programme being one of those we consider indispensable to make our common etforts really useful and fruitful. Such are the wants which I submit to your kind consideration. Your most humble and obedient servant, J. LESSARD, President of the Board of Inspectors of Public Buildings and Industrial Establishments. 60 REPORT OF MR. LOUIS GUYON. Inspector of Industrial Establishments and Public Buildings. m;l If 4!' HON. E. J. FLYNN, Prime Mnister and Commissioner of Public Works. Sib, — In accordance with the instructions received from your Department on the 28th June I have the honor to submit my report on the application of the act governing the inspection of industrial estatlisbments and public buildings in the Western Division during the past fiscal year. t. ,.,• -nr i As the very limited space allottted us in the general i-eport of the Public Works Department does not permit of a detailed repoi-t of our operations, I will make the present one as short as possible, referring merely to the most essential parts of the law. Inspection of Industrial Establishments. The most important part of the Western Division, that is to say the western half of the city of Montreal was minutely inspected this year, as many as four or five visits being made to some establishments. The total number of inspections in the Western Division is made up as follows : Inspections, city and suburbs ^^ Inspections, county ^'^ Total inspections 1084 Age of Children. I have found only very few children under the age required by law. These were employed by canneries of tomatoes, Indian corn, etc. Othei-s, employed at weaving who seemed to me to be much too young, were sent away in spite of the certificates supplied by their parents. Working Hours. ' Eight applications were received for permission for women and girls to work over-time, and six were granted. My refusal in two instances was due to complaints of over-work made by the workmen. 61 Registers, Certificates and Notices. Notices of accidents have been sent me regularly, but it ia still very difficult to get manufacturers to keen re«iflter8 or to have the clause respecting age certificates observed. Accidents. Notices of 69 accidents were sent me during the year— 19 cases in the countiy and 50 in town : „ 54 Men Girls * Women ' Children J^ 69 Men. Killed ^ Loss of arm Loss of hand..... Contusions, cuts, etc 54 Qirls. 3 Loss of fipgere Loss of hand.. 4 Women, Hands slightly crushed.. Loss of finger Burn '^ 4 Children. 5 Loss of fingers... ^ 2 Contusions 1 I assisted the coroner in his inquests into fatal accidents, and on receiving each notice I made a special investigation and recommended the necessary changes. 62 n Boiler Inspections. Besides the boilers inspected by the city inspector under the authority of the municipal law and those which are inspected every six months by the inspectors of the insurance companies, 223 boilers were inspected in the Western Division. Two hundred of these boilers were inspected by qualified inspectors working under the control of this office, and twenty-three by the paid inspectore of the insurance companies, in consideration of a fee. lire Escapes. Twelve stairs for fire escapes were bailt out of the twenty ordered, and a great many changes for the purpose of making egress from certain factories easier are in a fair way of being completed. Elevators. Twenty-one elevatore were pat in in my division to replace others of old pattern or others again which wern condemned as dangerous to the workmen's lives. These elevators wem formerly a source of many accidents during the year. The progress made in this direction is therefore very satisfactory. Sanitary Accommodations. The large factories in the western division are very well provided in this respect, but in the outskirts and on the banks of the canal much remains to be done. A great many of these factories are old buildings, insufficiently supplied with water and generally badly fitted up. With the aid of the city sanitary authorities, real reforms have been effected during the year. A good many mechanical appliances for driving oif dust or deleterious gases have been adopted in compliance with the new regulations. This part of the service requires constant attention and very frequent inspections, manufacturers being very apathetic as regards the very vital question of sanitation. • Law respecting Public Buildings, 57 Vict., chap. 29. The various changes in the regulations governing industrial establishments during the summer of 1895, had necessarily delayed the work of inspection, and in order to make known the important amendments sanctioned on the .30th October, 181)5, as soon as possible, I had to devote my time almost exclusively to visiting the factories. Nevertheless, I was able to visit a good many buildings which came under the operation Of the law. I fii-st commenced by visiting the religious institutions in my division when, by ministerial decision, the inspection of those establishments was delegated to Mr. Lessard in a special manner. From that moment I gave my attention to the theatres and public halls, hotels and boarding houses in my division. 68 The proprietors and managers of these establishments already inspected by the city building inspector, claim that they only have to comply with the municipd law and wish at any price to relievo themselves from the provincial law basing their claim on Article 2987, paragraph 2, as follows : 2 " Nothing in this article shall, however, affect the powers possessed by municipal councils for making by-lawo respecting public safety, nor the powers of the commissioners appointed under the law respecting the erection and division of parishes, to make regulations on the same subject, with respect to churches and other buildings for divine worship; provided such by-laws or regulatione be similar or equivalent to those made in virtue of this section." It is urgent, in my opinion, to have this point decided before proceedings aro taken against the recalcitrant proprietors. ^ The work of inspecting inaustrial establishmonts being well advanced i. propose to devote all my attention to the inspection of public buildings in my division ; so as be in a position to give more ample details next year. Remarks, For the proper working of the service I think the following changes should be 1 Kepeal Article 31 of the Eegulations concerning the Inspection of Steam Boilers which relieves the boilers of butter and cheese factories from annual inspection as prescribed by law. 2 Amend Article 3028 so that the boiler inspectors of the insurance companies may not compete with the inspectors under the control of the inspection c^ce. The insurance companies' inspectors receive a salary and I do not thing it fair that these officials should inspect other boilers than those covered by the insurance policies. 3 Fix the limit of age for boys in factorie* at 14 years, when they cannot read and write. Ignorance will continue to increase unless the evil is stayed by putting a premium on the education of children . In spite of our many schools, of our fine institutions in which education costs so little, it is really regrettable to meet so many children in the factories who neither read nor write. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient 8'-^ pres- sure has been lowered to ensure greater safety. Fire. At my request 8 outside iron fire-escapes have been put up, in addition to which, 2 brick towers with iron stairways have been built. Special means of escape from third and upper flats is in reality not so much needed as most people think, because as a matter of fact, there are a great many buildings used as factories in the city of Montreal where work is not going on above the second storey. This is accounted for by the slackness of trade and by the large number of unoccupied buildings of the old fashioned kind, which, for the present, it would not pay to modernize by the introduction of elevators and other up to date appliances and necessities. ^ _ The means of extinguishing fire in factories is generally good in cities where the water supply is abundant ; besides the insurance companies keep a watchful eye over matters of this kind. Elevators. When the "Factory Act" was first put into force there were a great many unsafe elevators and open shafts. I am pleased to report now that there are few in my district that do not meet the legal roquiremente, vi.. : self-closing hatches and safety catches. > 66 Closets and Cleanliness. In my district the sanitary arrangements are generally good and as clean as the conditions will allow. The health department of the city of Montreal are always willing and even anxious to assist, so that little difficulty is met with in cai-rying out any contemplated improvement. Inspections, Eight hundred and fifty inspections have been made during the past year under The Industrial Establishments Act. There has not been much done under the Public Buildings Act ; this is partly accounted for by being debarred from inspecting religious institutions, and also, by the difficulties that present themselves when brought in contact with the officers of the city of Montreal Avhose by-iaws are in many respects similar to our regulations. Suggestions. An experience of over eight years has impressed me with the importance of securing an elementary education for tbo boyS and girls before permitting them to enter a factorv or a workshop. It cannot be expected that they will grow up to be intelligent workmen, or in the case of women intelligent wives, unless this important matter is seen to ; consequently, I would respectfully suggest such legislation as would secure a sound education to all who have the capacity, befo"e attaining the age of 14 yeai-8, which should be the standard of admission to work for both sexes. Eegarding the inspection of steam boilers, complaints have reachea me that the Act has not been uniformly enforced. I would, therefore, recommend that all steam users, including cheese and butter factories, be required to conform to the law and regulations, because, if safety is the object, is it not best to secure it in all cases ? I have the honor to be. Sir, ^ Your most obedient servant, JAMES MITCHELL, Inspector Industrial Establishments and Public Buildings 67 REPORT OF MR. CHAS. T. COTE Inspector of the Quebec Division. HON. E. J. flyn:;, Prime Minister and Oommissioner of Public Works. Sir,— I have the honor to submit my annual report on the application of the laws relating to industrial establish raents and public buildings in my inspection district. Trusting that it will meet y jur approval, 1 have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, CHAS. T. COT^. Inspector of Industrial Establishments and Public Buildinis for the Quebec Division. Industrial Establishments. Safety of workmen in industrial establishments and salubrity of such establishments. The plans of buildings erected during the year were submitted to me, and all the precautions recommended were observed. Two buildings which threatened to fall down wore partly rebuilt and at present possess the safety required. Another building, whose destin.^tion was changed, was 80 arranged as to have the necessary solidity. Work places outside of buildings did not call for any observation on my part. Interior of Buildings. The exits and doors are sufficent in numbe- but the doors and staircases are not always of regulation size; this defect .lisappears, however, as alterations or improve- ments are made in buildings. i .• ^p tu^ ■ A small number of doors and exits were made, on the recommendation of the inspector of the buildings which had been enlurgel I have not always msisted upon to doors opening o'utwurds when they were situated close to the openings on the ground floor. 1. 68 Safety measures in connection with stationary boilers. The regulations respecting the installation of steam boilers and other motors inside buildings where workmen are employed were understood and carried out wherever the same was practicable. Safety valves.and steam guages called for but few observations. I found, how- ever, that a boiler inspector bad given certificates which the insufficient number of safety valves and gua.tje8 did not justify his giving. The installation of boilers generally is fairly good. Boiler inspection. The inspection of steam boilers in my district was effected with fair regularity. In some rural industries of slight importance, a very small number of employers refused to comply with the law on the first visit of the boiler inspector ; but, on the special recommendation of the inspector of industrial establishments, they at once had their boilers inspected. Article 3020 which applies to domestic workshops, when the work is done by means of motors, seemed to be rather onerous when no other workmen are employed but the father and his children, and when no one else has access to the motors. In some instances I consider that it would be wise not to apply this law in all its rigor, especially when the work is done only about one-fourth of the time, and all the motors are of small capacity. Twenty-eight boiler inspectors have obtained certificates of competency, and about fourteen of them are prepared to inspect when called upon. It would be a great advantage for employers if a certain number of inspectors resided in or near manufacturing places, in order that manufacturers in the vicinity might have their boilers inspected at a time when no injurious delay to their work would be caused. The present system is of no advantage either to the inspector or to rural manufacturers ; the inspector who incurs expense in going where inspec- tions have to be made, frequently finds manufacturers who are not prepared for his visit. In that case the inspector has incurred travelling expenses needlessly, and the manufacturer has to pay double what the inspector would charge if he were on the spot, as he has to pay for a special inspection. I wish to call your attention, Sir, to the fact that there is now but one examine'- of boiler inspectors in the province, which is inconvenient for those who wish to obtain certificates of competency, except when they live near by. There should be at least one examiner in each of the cities of Montreal, Three Elvers and Quebec. During my visits, several employers asked me if these boiler inspectors were really Government officers, as some were pleased to affirm, endeavoring to exert undue pressure to compel employers to accept their services at a time which was most inopportune for their work. Others stated that they were specially sent by the In- spector of Industrial Establishments and sometimes charged a comparatively high fee, asserting that it was the tariff fixed by the Govcrament. I think that steam 69 boilers and engines in charge of persons holding certificates of competency (Article 66) should be inspected only every two years, unless a special inspection be ordered by the Inspector of Industrial Establishments or by the engineer or person in charge. In this case the inspector could always, when he considered it necessary, require a certificate of examination by a boiler inspector of all the engineers or other persons in charge of any boiler or engine. I consider that this would ensure greater safety than yearly inspection, when the boilers are in the hands of persons who do not hoia certificates of competency. Protective measures for transmissions, machinery, d^c. The inspector nearly always has some observations to make as to the necessity of covering or removing nuts, bolts, keys, etc., of having clutch pulleys, apparatus for placing belting on pulleys, placing guards around belting and saws, protection for fly-wheels, cranks, connecting rods, guiding rods, &c., and guards to protect the workmen against edge tools, etc. Oiling, Qleaning and Repairs. This part of the regulations is generally well observed; especially that which requires the employment of a special workman. Precautions against Fire. The inspector finds that the establishments are provided with all the necessary means for preventing and extinguishing fires. Those precautions are ordered by the fire insurance companies. Precautions in Case of Fire. There are generally a sufficient number of stairs and the inspector considers it wiser to recommend the placing of additional stairs inside, instead of outside, owing to the difficulty of keeping the latter free from snow and ice in winter. Sanitary Measures. Certificates from a sanitary officer have been furnished me when I askad for *^'°i' find marked progress in most of the establishments visited, and I am happy to be able to say that some of the factories are so fitted out as to render any observa- tions on this point unnecessary. Application of Regulation No. 163. The liberty of selection allowed the manufacturer in the alterations to be made in order to make his establishment conformable to law and to the regulations, has been greatly appreciated. il 70 Age of Admission to Work. I have fortunately but very few observations to make on this point, with tha exception of two cases. The tendency of employers is not to employ persons under the regulation age. It is of the utmost importance that a classification be made by the Provincial Board of Health of dangerous, unhealthy and incommodious establishments and that the same be adopted by the Lieutenant-Governor- in-Council so as to enable the Ins- pectors to prevent children, girls and women from being employed at dangerous work or at work beyond their strength or in unhealthy places or that work be authorized in such places only under certain conditions. Duration of Work. The working hours were well observed and gave rise to remarks (»aly in two instances. The time allowed for the mid-day rest is generally fifty minutes, in order to comply with the request of the workmen to shorten the hours on Saturday. General Duties of the Reads of Industrial Establishments. Very few proprietors have sent in their names, addresses and the nature of their industry as required by law. The keeping of registers causes inconvenience to the employers ; on my recom- mendation several have added a column in their time-book in which the ages of the children, boys and girls, are entered; this fully meets the requirements of the inspec- tion and is very satisfactory to the employers. I have not deemed necessary to compel the employers to keep the notices and prescriptions of the law and regulations posted up, for it is impossible to keep the workmen fully informed without giving them the complete text of such law and regulations. 1 have, therefore, sent copies of these documents to all who have asked for them and several workingmen's associations have been provided with copies for each of the' r members. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Safety of Public buildings. Observations were made in connection with two buildings (churches). At St. Casimir, county of Portneuf, I found tluit the front wall of the church was several inches out of plumb. I thought it prudent to ask the proper authorities for an architoct'H certificate which has not yot been sent me. AlNicolet, in the county of .Xicolet, Bishop Gravel has just given a contract for the building of a church to rerutoo the present one. The foundations rest on timbers laid on the flat which nece^sBitolce the rebuilding of the whole edifi(5e. n Installation and maintennnce of public buildings. The main Mos many churches are encumbered with extra pewB which impede exit and might be the cause of fatal accidents in case of panic. The r.ishops, wimse attention has been called to this point have understood the aptness of the observation and in future will not allow the placing of such extra pews, , . Several churches are not provided with proper staircases from the .i^allenes ; a great many of these are spiral staircases and much too narrow ; and they are not m Bufficiont number. The doors l.r exit, as a rule, open outwards, but they are closed with bolts whu'h would be difficult to move in case of panic ; some open only inwards in a few churches. . , . ... * The religious communities are generally well provided with means of exit, but in some cases I ordered additional exits to be made for dormitories in the upper stories, f have also frequently recommended the closing in of these stairs which are to be used in case of panic. Hotels and boarding houses. In some cases I was compelled to commence legal proceedings to compel hotel prop ietors to remove existing defects so as to facilitate exit in cases of panic or of tire. Theatres. I was compelled to take legal proceedings against the proprietor of a theatre who haa neglected to provide appliances for extinguishing fire and to have a door made to open outwards. Precautions against fire. The order given by your predecessor for the placing of chemical jet extinguishers has been carried out in spite of the strong objection of most of the proprietors of public buildings; but as I ordered the placing of these extinguishers in reasonable quantities and as they could also servo to protect their buildings, they finally sub- mitted. T consider that every apparatus of the kind should be examined -«nd analyzed under Government supervision so as to ascertain whether the efficiency of such apparatus will be maintained up to the moment they are used. I I 72 c3 an .9 pq to a o a o O pa ?5 3 I- < 73 id o 1 to o g O o pi*-* tm J2 bi a 3 j3 O § a a § m S ti! CO 00 « a s ^ 9. *^ 2 -ti i^ to * 05 .1-1 ^ be ■+J o o +* -^ tH d 0) -^ -u >H iri rn -M ?:; f-i ■=* 2 . +- d o eS ^ o o « 'm ^ !>♦ -u t! tf) fi _2 jl Oi o -g o rd rfl 0) • ^-t -tj .ts ^ C3 &> ^ § 1— ( 03 ^ "^ S? -^ his repor on of the H- 1 is 1— f o ST o r2 O ^ 2 -t-> bD -•-^ «^ a o 2 •'3 can fort H O o '-' 03 04 2 a m o o -t^ 74 REPORT OF DOCTOR C. R. JONES, Eastern Townships Division. Hatlby, July 30th, 1896. TO HONORABLE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS. Sir, In accordance with the duties of my office, I beg to report that I have inspected the "industrial establishments" in my jurisdiction as per list attached. I would add that I have uniformly been received with courtesy and that all show a disposi- tion to fulfil the law to the letter. Every alteration and improvement that 1 sug- gested was cheerfully and quickly made. I also send a list of public buildings that I have inspected during the year. I can only report that when everything was not satisfactory the changes suggested were at once complied with. I am, Sir, Yours obediently, C, R. JONES, Inspector. AKISTEX TO THE REPORT OF DOCTOR 0. R. JONES. LIST OP IHDUSTRIA.L ESTABLISHMENTS. NAME. Location. Penman Manufacturing Co. Dominion Cotton Mills Cascade Narrow Fabric Co. Sleeper & Akhurst Coaticook Woollen Mills Co A. H. Cummings & Son — Jasmin & Co A. T. Foster & Co Lay Whip Co Butterfield & Co....i .Tendro & Co Rock Island W hip Co • • • J. B. Goodhue Coaticook. Rock Island. '1 Articles Manufactured. Knitted goods • Cotton Braid Foundry and ma- cliineshop Woollen goods . . . Sashes and doors. II •< Boots and shoes . . Whips Machine shop.. Boots and shoes Whips Overalls and clothing s 10 123 5 18 5 17 9 14 5 30 12 12 Employkbs. y, o 20 43 15 3 8 12 z, m K 3 29 22 5 22 5 76 Annex to the Report of Doctor C. B. JoneH.-EstahUBhmenta vigited.-(Contlnued). Articlbs Manufacturhd. EUPLOYEHB. 55 a Willis Johnson . Johnson & Son . H. Chfford. Montague Paper Co. Dominion Cotton Mills Co. Waterloo Steam Factory.. .. Waterloo Wood IVIaufng Co., Wm. Lefebvre