Oklahoma § 40-177 - Contractor or person in charge to comply with preceding

§ 40-177. Contractor or person in charge to comply with preceding

sections - Penalty for violations - Prohibition of use of scaffolds,

etc.

Any contractor or other person having charge of the erection,

construction, repairing, alteration, removal or painting of any

building, bridge, viaduct, steel tank, standpipe or other structure,

within the provisions of the three preceding sections, shall comply

with the terms thereof, and any such contractor or other person

violating any of the provisions of the three preceding sections

shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than Fifty Dollars

($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or imprisoned

for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor

both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. In

addition to the penalties herein provided, in the event of refusal

or neglect of any person, firm or corporation, or his, or its agent,

to comply with the provisions of the three preceding sections, the

use of any such scaffold, hoist, crane, stays, ladder, support, or

other mechanical contrivance, or the erection, repairing,

alteration, removal or painting of any building, bridge, viaduct,

steel tank, or other structure, may be prohibited by the Labor

Commissioner, or inspector deputized by him, and a notice to that

effect shall be posted upon the premises. Such notice shall not be

removed until such scaffold, hoist, crane, stays, ladder, support or

other mechanical contrivance or temporary floorings are properly and

safely constructed.

R.L.1910, § 3775; Laws 1919, c. 149, p. 217, § 1.