West Virginia Code
Chapter 21. Labor
Article 3. Safety and Welfare of Employees

§21-3-1. Employers to Safeguard Life, etc., of Employees; Reports and Investigations of Accidents; Orders of Commissioner - Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe...

§21-3-2. Guarding Machinery and Dangerous Places; Standards for Construction of Scaffolding, Hoists and Temporary Floors; First Aid Equipment - All power-driven machinery, including all saws, planers, wood shapers, jointers,...

§21-3-3. Guarding Shafts, Hatchways, Wheel Holes, Elevators and Electrical Apparatus; Requiring Correction of Unsafe Conditions - All hoistways, hatchways, elevators, wells and wheel holes in factories,...

§21-3-3a. National Electrical Code Minimum Standards - In every factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop, the installation,...

§21-3-4. Removal of Safeguards - No person shall remove or make ineffective any safeguard required...

§21-3-5. Control of Machinery - In every factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop, effective means...

§21-3-6. Stairways, Passageways and Lights; Overloading Floors or Walls; Space Between Machines - In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, proper and...

§21-3-7. Regulation of Operation of Steam Boilers - (a) Any person owning or operating a steam boiler carrying...

§21-3-8. Smoking Where Prohibited by Sign - Every person who shall light a pipe, cigar or cigarette...

§21-3-9. Fire Escapes - In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, sufficient and...

§21-3-10. Food or Meals in Factories - No employee shall take or be allowed to take food...

§21-3-10a. Meal Breaks - During the course of a workday of six or more...

§21-3-11. Seats for Female Employees - Every person, firm or corporation employing females in any factory,...

§21-3-12. Water Closets - Every factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop shall be provided...

§21-3-13. Washing Facilities and Dressing Rooms - In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, adequate washing...

§21-3-14. Power of Commissioner as to Witnesses; Prosecution of Offenses; Penalties; Jurisdiction; Exemption of Coal Mining Operations; Recovery of Civil Penalties - The commissioner of labor or any authorized representative of the...

§21-3-15. Records and Reports of Commissioner, Inspectors and Chief Clerk - The commissioner of labor, inspectors and chief clerk shall make...

§21-3-16. Inclosure of Streetcar Platforms - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation...

§21-3-17. Employers Not to Require Payment of Fees for Medical Examination as Condition of Employment; Enforcement - (a) The term "employer," as used in this section, shall...

§21-3-18. Hazardous Chemical Substances; Notice to Employees; Reports to Commissioner; Penalties - (a) It is declared the policy of this state to...

§21-3-19. Discrimination for Use of Tobacco Products Prohibited - (a) It shall be unlawful for any employer, whether public...

§21-3-20. Use of Video and Other Electronic Surveillance Devices by Employers Prohibited - (a) It is unlawful for any employer or the agent...

§21-3-21. Special Revenue Fund for the Division of Labor; Authorized Deposits; Disbursements; Purpose - There is hereby created in the state Treasury a special...

§21-3-22. Osha Construction Safety Program - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Business entity"...