Title XVIII — LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

292.410. Duty of director of inspection section. — It shall be the duty of the director of the inspection section to enforce the provisions of sections 292.300 to 292.440 and to prosecute all violations of the same before any associate circuit judge or any court of competent juri…

292.420. Notices to be posted in rooms — to contain what. — For the purpose of disseminating a general knowledge of the provisions of sections 292.300 to 292.440 and of the dangers to the health of employees in any work or process covered by the provisions of sections 292.300 to …

292.430. Penalty for violation. — Any person, firm or corporation who shall, personally or through any agent violate any of the provisions of sections 292.300 to 292.440, or who fails or refuses to comply with any of its requirements, or who obstructs or interferes with any exami…

292.440. Employer defined. — In sections 292.300 to 292.440, unless the context otherwise requires, "employer" includes persons, partnerships and corporations. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10225) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13266; 1919 § 6831

292.450. Applicability of sections 292.450 to 292.540. — The provisions of sections 292.450 to 292.540 shall apply only to cities that now have or may hereafter have a population of fifty thousand or more inhabitants. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10234) Prior revision: 1929 § 13277

292.460. Outside ladder not to be used, when. — No outside ladder shall be used in connection with the construction, repairing, alteration, removal, or any work whatsoever on any building more than two stories in height, as a stairway. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10227) Prior revisio…

292.470. Stairways to be kept lighted when in use. — All stairways used in connection with the construction, repairing, alteration, removal, or any work whatsoever, on any building more than two stories in height, shall be kept lighted at all times during their use and shall have…

292.480. To provide protection for persons engaged in building. — That all scaffolds, hoists, stays, ladders, supports, or other mechanical contrivances, erected or constructed by any person, firm or corporation, in this state, for the use in the erection, repairing, alteration, …

292.490. Must build proper supports — when. — If in any house, building or structure in process of erection or construction in this state (except a private house, used exclusively as a private residence), the distance between the enclosing walls is more than twenty-four feet, in …

292.500. Duty of contractors and owners. — All contractors and owners when constructing buildings in cities, where the plans and specifications require the floors to be arched between the beams thereof or where the floors or filling in between the floors are fireproof material or…

292.510. Shafts or openings to be enclosed — railroads excepted. — If the elevating machines or hoisting apparatus are used within a building in the course of constructing for the purpose of lifting material to be used in such construction, the contractor or owner shall cause the…

292.520. Director to enforce provisions. — The chief officer in any city, town or village charged with the enforcement of local building laws, and the director of the inspection section are hereby charged with enforcing the provisions of sections 292.450 to 292.540; provided, tha…

292.530. Violation — penalty. — Any owner, contractor, subcontractor, foreman or other person, having charge of the erection, construction, repairing, alteration, removal, or painting of any building, bridge, viaduct or other structure within the provisions of sections 292.450 to…

292.540. Director to make inspection. — 1. Whenever it shall come to the notice of the director of the inspection section, or the local authority in any city, town or village in this state, charged with the duty of enforcing the building laws, that the scaffolding or the slings, …

292.560. Sale of tenement-made articles prohibited. — No person, firm or corporation shall knowingly sell or expose for sale any of the articles mentioned herein when such articles were made in violation of sections 292.550 to 292.570; and the director of the inspection section, …

292.570. Penalty. — Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture or sale of the articles herein mentioned who shall violate or who shall fail to comply with the provisions of sections 292.550 to 292.570, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, sh…

292.600. Definitions. — As used in sections 292.600 to 292.625, the following terms mean: (1) "Department", the state department of public safety; (2) "District or local emergency planning committee", a committee established by the Missouri emergency response commission and may i…

292.602. Missouri emergency response commission established — members — appointment, qualifications — terms — vacancies — removal for cause — expenses, powers and duties. — 1. The "Missouri Emergency Response Commission", herein to be known as the commission, is hereby establishe…

292.604. Funding of commission — distribution of funds. — 1. The duties and the responsibilities of the commission and department under sections 292.600 to 292.625 shall be funded by the chemical emergency preparedness fund and general revenue upon appropriation. 2. Such appropri…

292.605. Employer to furnish certain information, to whom, form — on-site inspections, when — updating of information, when — information made available to public, by whom, fee. — 1. Every employer shall provide information and reports regarding the properties and nature of the h…

292.606. Fees, certain employers, how much, due when, late penalty — excess credited when — agencies receiving funds, duties — use of funds, commission to establish criteria. — 1. Fees shall be collected for a period of six years from August 28, 2025. 2. (1) Any employer required…

292.607. Chemical emergency preparedness fund established — reversion to general revenue, prohibited. — 1. The "Chemical Emergency Preparedness Fund" is hereby established. Funds appropriated under section 292.604, private donations, federal grants, contracts, and other funds pro…

292.610. Employer's trade secrets, department to protect — disclosure of by public employees and officers, penalty. — 1. Trade secret claims by an employer shall be made to the department and subject to the same protection as and treated in a manner similar to and authorized by T…

292.613. Rules and regulations, department to promulgate — procedure. — The department shall have the authority to promulgate, after public hearing, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 292.600 to 292.625 and to meet the reporting requirements of Title II…

292.615. Violations, attorney general to bring action — jurisdiction, circuit court — penalties, limit, payable to general revenue — civil actions, by whom, why, commission approval — actions against local committee, by whom, why — access for investigation, procedure. — 1. The at…

292.617. Explosive or blasting agents, temporary storage — notification of local fire department and certain others — content of report, exceptions — visible markings on buildings, rooms and containers, requirements, exceptions — motor vehicles, rolling stock and airplanes, marki…

292.623. Immunity from liability for official actions by members of commission and local emergency planning committee, exceptions. — Members of the Missouri emergency response commission and members of local emergency planning committees appointed by the commission shall not be l…

292.625. Additional duties of department. — The department shall: (1) Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of sections 292.600 to 292.625 and all rules and regulations adopted or issued hereunder; (2) Retain, employ, provide for and compensate, withi…

292.630. Portable toilets required at certain construction projects. — 1. At all construction projects at which twenty people or more are engaged in the performance of work, the primary employer or contractor at such project shall provide at least one portable toilet for each twe…

292.650. Hepatitis B immunization for at-risk state employees — departments to determine, duties. — 1. In accordance with the adopted standards which are consistent with the accepted public health practices and recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control, the…

292.655. Definitions — needles used by employers in conduct of business, any commercially available may be used. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Engineered injury protection device", a mechanical device or feature to a device that renders the nee…

292.656. Medical needles, employer use of OSHA- or FDA-approved devices permitted. — Notwithstanding any provision of section 292.655 to the contrary, employers that use medical needles in the routine course of conducting business in this state may use any Occupational Safety and…

*292.675. Definitions — on-site training required — workers to maintain documentation of completion of training — resolution or ordinance required — violations, penalty — rulemaking authority. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Construction", const…

293.010. Definitions. — Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Adit", any practically horizontal way in or to a mineral deposit to be used for the same purposes as a shaft; (2) "Coal mine", any…

293.020. Applicability of law. — Unless indicated otherwise, this chapter applies to all mines in this state engaged in the mining or extraction of minerals for commercial purposes, except barite, marble, limestone, and sand and gravel, or the prospecting for or the production of…

293.030. Mine inspection fees, report, payment — fund created — records subject to inspection — late fee, amount — court action, when. — 1. Every operator engaged in this state in the mining or production of minerals for commercial purposes shall, within thirty days after the end…

293.040. Maps of mine, when made, contents. — The operator of each mine in this state shall on request of the director make, or cause to be made by a competent engineer, an accurate map of the underground workings of his mine. The map shall bear the name of the mine, its location…

293.050. Hours of work — safety rules — posting of law and rules. — 1. It is unlawful for any operator engaged in mining or prospecting for minerals to work any employee at such labor longer than eight hours in a day of twenty-four hours, without his consent, and it is declared t…

293.070. Limits on visitors. — Strangers or visitors shall not be allowed underground in any mine, unless accompanied by the operator or his deputy. ­­-------- (L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 7)

293.080. Mine owner to report, when. — Every operator shall submit a report to the director during the month of January of each year, which report shall include the name of the person or firm engaged in mining, the location of the mines, the number of acres of land owned or lease…

293.090. Director's report, contents. — The director shall compile and make an annual report to the governor on the first day of May setting forth the extent of workable mining lands in the state by counties, the type and manner of mining, the number of mines in operation, the nu…

293.100. Washrooms, dressing rooms, first aid equipment. — 1. The operator of every mine employing twenty-five or more men underground, for the purpose of improving the sanitation of his mine and preserving the health of his employees, shall provide and maintain at a convenient p…

293.110. Working places, shafts — drinking devices. — 1. All working places shall be secured sufficiently to protect employees working at the face from falls of roof, ribs, or face. Loose top and overhanging or loose faces and ribs shall be supported adequately or taken down. 2. …

293.120. Air safety requirements. — Air in which men work or travel in mines shall be improved when: (1) It contains less than nineteen and five-tenths percent oxygen; (2) It contains more than one-hundredth percent carbon monoxide; (3) It contains more than five-tenths percent c…

293.130. Mine railroad equipment and operating requirements — gasoline engines limited. — 1. The roadbed, rails, and all other elements of the track of all haulage roads in mines shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner consistent with speed and type of haulage…

293.140. Escapement shafts, how equipped. — Any new escapement shaft constructed or opened for operation after the effective date of this chapter, shall be equipped with a substantial hoist or stairway. Such stairway shall be constructed at an angle not greater than forty-five de…

293.150. Electrical wiring and equipment requirements. — 1. Surface overhead high-potential power lines shall be placed at least fifteen feet above the ground and twenty feet above driveways and haulageways. The power lines shall be installed on insulators, and shall be supported…

293.160. Electrical equipment requirements. — 1. Metal conduit and metallic coverings and armor of cables shall be grounded and shall be electrically continuous to afford a conductor path for the ground circuit. 2. Metallic frames, casings, and other electrical equipment that can…

293.170. Fire safety requirements. — 1. Each mine shall be provided with suitable firefighting equipment, adequate for the size of the mine and the type of operations conducted. 2. Underground storage places for highly combustible material, lubricating oil and grease shall be of …

293.180. Protective clothing and devices to be worn. — 1. All persons shall wear protective hats while underground and also while on the surface where falling objects may cause injury, except where conditions are such that the wearer would be subjected to physical hardship. 2. Pr…