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Safety and Welfare of Employees

W. Va. Code § 21-3-1— Employers to safeguard life, etc., of employees; reports and investigations of accidents; orders of commissioner
W. Va. Code § 21-3-2— Guarding machinery and dangerous places; standards for construction of scaffolding, hoists and temporary floors; first aid equipment
W. Va. Code § 21-3-3— Guarding shafts, hatchways, wheel holes, elevators and electrical apparatus; requiring correction of unsafe conditions
W. Va. Code § 21-3-3a— National Electrical Code minimum standards
W. Va. Code § 21-3-4— Removal of safeguards
W. Va. Code § 21-3-5— Control of machinery
W. Va. Code § 21-3-6— Stairways, passageways and lights; overloading floors or walls; space between machines
W. Va. Code § 21-3-7— Regulation of operation of steam boilers
W. Va. Code § 21-3-8— Smoking where prohibited by sign
W. Va. Code § 21-3-9— Fire escapes
W. Va. Code § 21-3-10— Food or meals in factories
W. Va. Code § 21-3-10a— Meal breaks
W. Va. Code § 21-3-11— Seats for female employees
W. Va. Code § 21-3-12— Water closets
W. Va. Code § 21-3-13— Washing facilities and dressing rooms
W. Va. Code § 21-3-14— Power of commissioner as to witnesses; prosecution of offenses; penalties; jurisdiction; exemption of coal mining operations; recovery of civil penalties
W. Va. Code § 21-3-15— Records and reports of commissioner, inspectors and chief clerk
W. Va. Code § 21-3-16— Inclosure of streetcar platforms
W. Va. Code § 21-3-17— Employers not to require payment of fees for medical examination as condition of employment; enforcement
W. Va. Code § 21-3-18— Hazardous chemical substances; notice to employees; reports to commissioner; penalties
W. Va. Code § 21-3-19— Discrimination for use of tobacco products prohibited
W. Va. Code § 21-3-20— Use of video and other electronic surveillance devices by employers prohibited
W. Va. Code § 21-3-21— Special Revenue Fund for the Division of Labor; authorized deposits; disbursements; purpose
W. Va. Code § 21-3-22— OSHA construction safety program