In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, sufficient and reasonable means of escape in case of fire shall be provided, and such means of escape shall at all times be kept free from any obstruction and shall be kept in good repair and ready for use, and shall be plainly marked as such. The commissioner of labor or factory inspector may order fire escapes erected on the outside of buildings used as factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops which are two or more stories in height, whenever deemed by the commissioner of labor or factory inspector to be necessary.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 3. Safety and Welfare of Employees
§21-3-3a. National Electrical Code Minimum Standards
§21-3-4. Removal of Safeguards
§21-3-6. Stairways, Passageways and Lights; Overloading Floors or Walls; Space Between Machines
§21-3-7. Regulation of Operation of Steam Boilers
§21-3-8. Smoking Where Prohibited by Sign
§21-3-10. Food or Meals in Factories
§21-3-11. Seats for Female Employees
§21-3-13. Washing Facilities and Dressing Rooms
§21-3-15. Records and Reports of Commissioner, Inspectors and Chief Clerk
§21-3-16. Inclosure of Streetcar Platforms
§21-3-18. Hazardous Chemical Substances; Notice to Employees; Reports to Commissioner; Penalties
§21-3-19. Discrimination for Use of Tobacco Products Prohibited
§21-3-20. Use of Video and Other Electronic Surveillance Devices by Employers Prohibited