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Can you summarize MGL Chapter 149, Section 116?
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES > Investigations as to light; notice to change; failure to comply with order
Short Summary
This legal document, Section 116 of the Massachusetts General Law, pertains to the investigation and assessment of adequate lighting in factories and workshops. Upon request from an inspector or five employees, the office of the attorney general is required to investigate whether a factory or workshop is properly lighted. If it is determined that the lighting is inadequate, the owner or person in charge must be notified, specifying the necessary changes to be made. The owner or lessee is then obligated to make the specified changes with reasonable diligence. Failure to comply with the order may result in a fine of up to five hundred dollars, unless the failure is due to causes beyond the owner or lessee’s control.
Whom does it apply to?
Factory or workshop owners or lessees
What does it govern?
Adequate lighting in factories and workshops
What are exemptions?
Failure to comply with the order due to causes beyond the owner or lessee's control
What are the Penalties?
Fine of not more than five hundred dollars
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts