Missouri § 292.300 - Employer to provide protection to employees from diseases.
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§ 292.300. Employer to provide protection to employees from diseases.
That every employer of labor in this state engaged in carrying on any work, trade or process which may produce any illness or disease peculiar to the work or process carried on, or which subjects the employee to the danger of illness or disease incident to such work, trade or process, to which employees are exposed, shall for the protection of all employees engaged in such work, trade or process, adopt and provide approved and effective devices, means or methods for the prevention of such industrial or occupational diseases as are incident to such work, trade or process.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10211)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13252; 1919 § 6817
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Section 292.300 ("Employer to provide protection to employees from diseases.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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