Excerpt from Rules and Instructions for Inspection and Testing of Locomotive Boilers and Their Appurtenances: Law
Whereas the fifth section of the act of Congress approved February 17, 1911, entitled An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appur tenances thereto, provides, among other things, that each carrier subject to this act shall file its mles and instructions for the inspection of locomotive boilers with the chief inspector within three months after the approval of this act, and after hearing and approval by the Inter state Commerce Commission, such rules and instructions, with such modifications as the Commimion requires, shall become obligatory upon such carrier: Provided, however.
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Excerpt from Rules and Instructions for Inspection and Testing of Locomotive Boilers and Their Appurtenances: Law
Whereas the fifth section of the act of Congress approved February 17, 1911, entitled An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appur tenances thereto, provides, among other things, that each carrier subject to this act shall file its mles and instructions for the inspection of locomotive boilers with the chief inspector within three months after the approval of this act, and after hearing and approval by the Inter state Commerce Commission, such rules and instructions, with such modifications as the Commimion requires, shall become obligatory upon such carrier: Provided, however.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Rules and Instructions for Inspection and Testing of Locomotive Boilers and Their Appurtenances: Law
That if any carrier subject to this act shall fail to file its rules and instructions the chief inspector shall prepare rules and instructions not inconsistent herewith for the inspection of locomotive boilers, to be observed by such carrier; which rules and instructions being approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and a copy thereof being served on the president, general manager, or general superintendent of such carrier, shall be obligatory and a violation thereof punished as hereinafter provided;" and
Whereas at the expiration of the period of three months after the approval of said act many of the common carriers subject to the provisions thereof had failed to file their rules and instructions for the inspection of locomotive boilers with the chief inspector; and
Whereas the chief inspector thereupon proceeded to prepare for submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission for its approval rules and instructions for the inspection and testing of locomotive boilers and their appurtenances for such carriers so failing to file the same; and
Whereas upon due notice there came on a hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the matter of the approval and establishment of the rules and instructions prepared by the said chief inspector, on the 29th day of May, 1911;
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book summarizes the Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act of 1911. Prompted by horrific industrial accidents at the turn of the 20th century, Congress passed the Act to protect railroad workers and travelers from unsafe locomotive boilers by setting standards for boiler design and maintenance. The author provides the text of the Act in full and an annotated analysis of its significance. This book is a must-have for historians of labor rights in the United States and anyone with an interest in the history of railroad safety. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781332033713_0
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