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*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Debr Sirr
latter of rroent f thir department date in which
are taking the repuert .letter to p3u th Oiitoor, ttaohd to aa follanra ma Diririon of Indumtrlal Eyggie* 0r tha Texar 8tata Daprrtmnt oi 8081th Ooogdrrtitag with the United Statea Publio Health Senloe oi ths Podoral &ourlty Mm.lnirtrrtlon uader Tltla Elx or ths Soohl Seo;lrltr Aot ir l nd~evo?la initiata ad oarry out l rogram health promot f on aad health oonrrrtat on mong lndurtrid grc~~pa--a *2 Hon. Orrlllo a. Carpntrr, Da&@ t
duty with whloh thlr doputziiont i8 ohmgod under stat0 Law. To oonduot ruoh eotlrity it booomer tow l onntlel first of l ll to dotmzalno thr 8oopo OS the problem. Tar thl8 purporo lp 18 ~0x7 l snn- tlal to heto a 111% of lndurtrlor opsrrting in Suoh l li8t w find l relleblo only In ycur T4Xl38.
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‘370 would like, thor*roro, to rrk you to 8uUpplr U8 with l llot of omDlo~r8 giving U8 onl~l
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e. Froduotta mamritoturod uador your Cobo Cod0 Id8r (lb.0 her. born 8UDpli.d with by Social Geourlty Boerd: 3. Tho approxlmto .loyoor la numbor of l opdh plant, If euoh inform& 'on oen bo 4 obtalnod without l great doal of troublr. Vhl8 iniormetlon 18 to'bo 11804 rololt ior 8oloatiflo ~Jrrposor Iii ardor to srelueto oafiron- no&al working condition8 and to aer~lrt indurt In tho location aontrol of occupational hoa ,th herard8, e8 wall a8 In tho prOmOtiOn ot adult hoalth prograqr.a
our drpertsrnt frcm Dr. Cox, UndOr drto oi SUna 7, 1940, wo ai80 quota aa r0iia*8 rroln [8] odo8tion to portalnlng to tb repuort mado OS your dopirtmont in tho l bor, mennor&
l l * o Vi0 era ett4mptlng not only oell tho l ttontlon of l mploprr to potrntlel oooupatlon- l l hoelth hezardn, but else to mxpherlm thr gen- orallzod program of honlth ooneorvetlon en4 hoelth promotion ?or l a;h end ororp plant. Thlr program 18 mooting with the l ??rc?al oi orgenlzo4 labor, rteto end local mnufaoturlng aoroelatlon8, ohem- berm oommereo, end with the pub110 In general.
8 l l The lnrormetlon n geither la bo urea for benoflt of nployer end l xplafoo and il.not to bo 13004 In ocurt aotlon or an7 ciennu tc iyD!:;O.. teto ml8underrtendlngr btweon mplopr an It 18 rtrlotly e oooporatlrr, rogru dorlgna to . pranota tha health of our 6u t working population. *3 Hon. Orrlllo 9. Cerpmtor, ;agm 3
Tha lniorm8tlon whloh wa era rOqU48tlng wo-l1d.b. t~8ndOU8 bonoflt in our dopertunt in the pu-
suit of our objootitoa. [*] l 4 ” Sootion 9 (o of rrtlolr bg21-b Vernon@6 ~rmo- tatea Olvll statutoo, s40. 11 (0) in o??foIel oopr), r8CI48, in pert, a8 r0ih8t
Qooordr 1n4 report81 Zaoh Omplofing unit, #hall keep truI end eoourete Waphymmt r4OOrd8, oontalnlng ruoh ln?ormetlon 68 the CCQSII~SIO~ may th8 p!w#oribO and whloh 18 da-4 n44488U7 p r o per l dmlnlrtratioa of fhi.8 Aot. 6uoh rooord8 rhall bo open to inrpotfon and subjoot to bolng ooplod by tho Cmnlr8lon or Ito l uthorlrmd repro,- 8OntetivO8 at any reeronrbh tin6 l nd a8 0rt.a a8 may bo necerjsary. Tho Commlselon nsy require tram any mploylne unit any sworn or ua8waa report*, whloh thS with r48D4Ot D4rSOn8 Wp103'44 by it, canmission doom8 n40488arf admin- tbq 4rre4tiv4 for lstrotion o? thfs Mt. In?ormatIon thus obtained shall not be pzbllahed or bo 0~0s to publlo la- Emotion (other th::n to xmbllb l nBloYee# in tb per?crzzanco o? thair xbllo dutisr) In ens Rennsr r4roelInn the mlo3Ina unit'0 IdmititY~ l l + m mpti818 our8).
Uador thir 8tatuU the T4X48 vneaglo~nt am-n- ration CakmIseion 18 euthoriud to eXemin4 rsd tO.inspaot end to require mi!Ih Zbporta 08 nOOrd8 Or WT#iOYi~ Unit8, 40~104 by 001t~d08IOn tWO488Ii~ SCT th8 l ~?Oofl+@ abin- lstratlon of the Aot. Th. OOnaiS8ion 18, how#VW, •X&Wa881~ prohibit04 fraa publlehla roT4eli4 oi di#olo#ing to th8 public in my manner the niOXmetion thU8 8OOUT46. EiXO4~tod, f @
only, 18 that tlw InronuatIon ray be rstowi~a bo jwbllo 4laDlO~OO8 in tho por?oTmancW Of their Dub110 dUth8 - must thrrororo 64trrminm if tho roquort at hand ial i 8 within thl8 XOO~tIOn. The 4utiO8 of the State Do Hmlth utaent
ar8 variOU#ly dofined lndlcato4 n th0 #tatUto# of ToSB, frat whioh wo quot. eo followrt 4roorgtr
'~ptlclo 4414a, V*A.UrS. bettor ea4 pramotr th4 health of +-To protoot geoplo o? Tox08, Ulu 18 horrbr 8tabliOhO4 th8
Ho;?. Orrlll4 S. hr34nter, pags
State Dspartmnt of l!eelth, wkioh hapertnent 8hal1 coaslst 0r a State 3o.:rd 0r Health l St&to 581th C;'floer nnd hlr admlnirtrat~ve start and w;-.loh shall hare the generel powus end &ut?d eut!iorIzed snd ka>osed by the prorlslonr or tlilr not .*
ArtIOle 4419, V.A.C.S:
*The Ot?ita Boas4 or Heelth #hell hero @mu- al supurislon and ooctrol of all matter8 pertain- ing to tho health or oltlzonr 0r thlr State, a8 provided herein. + + * .
Article 4420, V.A.C.St
"The mmbore of the State 3~~4 of Heaith or any parson duly autLorIz.ad by t.mm, upon prasenta- tion of proper authority :n wrltlng, era hsraby empowsrsd, w!mnever they m6y dealt It necaesery in pursuanc4 0r their dutler, to Juter into, exmi.lb, lnveetlgnts , insj%ct and via-u any gmund, gublia builbing, factory, 8laughtar house, +ioking PIJL~S, ebbattolr, dairy, bakery, mnutactG?y, hotel, ras- taurant and any other i~UbllO glace and ;UblIo bullb- ing nhera they deem it 2ropar enter ?or tha dis- covery aad sa2;rzsrlan cl' 4itec;ae and fGr the 4n- forcecent of th rulea af <he oanltery coda for Tares and 3i nny health lew, smlthry iaw or quar- antin8 rsgulntim of tiis ktilt0.v
Article ~421, V.A.C.S;
*The rarbers of scld Board of Eealth end its ortlcsrs ar4 sewrally aitk;risad to admklster oath8 and t3 su13;im xitnasoee and compel their at- tendanco ir, ~11 mttors prc;per for said board to such as tha 4etorm:natIon o? nuisances, lnveetigete, invastIgetI0.C Of public %;&itar 8Ugi~l148, Of any 8X*- Itery conditions, of fhe existence infection, or tha lnvcst.i~.~ti~n of eny rattar requlrlrg the exercise of the Giscretlonsry powers invested lc said boer4 and' its officers member8, and In the general sc3~ of Its outk3rlty invested by thle chepter. + l * ”
Tha Stetc 2epartment o? Health Is therafore c!xrrged with the duty of promoting the hmlth of the ~00,714 of Textis. It I8 given broad powers to accomplish it8 objectlvss. Any taaslbla and rensonabla program designed to aohlava t?Ji8 purpose, gsnsrally, or as to particular grouyr, oleorly lion. On1110 8. Carpmtor, pgr 8
waul4 be oon6lmtant nlth itr dutle8.
* +rormetion nqurrtr~ of the Qaml88lon 18 to bo ured in the proerar of thr Departmoat or Eaalth do- rigno(L to promote the health oi the adult workin population Texa8, gartloularly w6oag lndurtrial groupa. It 18 in- rormtion orrontial to thir objrotliO an4 till bo ~806 only for muoh gurpo80~ It mwa8 mdr08t that thir requert 18 or the t 'pm Oont8mpletsd by the L6gl8latUN la exoeption to the prohibitlou w6lnst diroloruro l p p oariq in Seotion It (8) oi tb Texas Oa8mploymOat Cam6isrloa Aot. Aooordlnely, you are r68pOOtrUliy adtl6.d that
It 18 tha opinion of thla d6partmtnt that th6 derorlbs6 request mdo of the Texer IJaOm~loyaeat Compnratioa Conmiir- eion by Dr. COO. ii. COI, State kalth oftioer, i8 0118 0r a apublio nployme la the psriom6nOO of hi8 piblio dutlalw and that CofAUTIi66iOn 18 ut:roritod furnlrh the lWQUO6 c - d lnrormation.
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