Amendment to Act No. 4123
Act No. 4242, approved on August 26, 1935, amends Section Two of Act No. 4123, which regulates labor hours for specific types of laborers in the Philippines. The amendment expands the categories of laborers covered by the law to include those exposed to extreme heat, harmful gases, explosives, heavy machinery, and hazardous working conditions, among others. It aims to protect workers engaged in high-risk jobs such as mining, construction, and utility services. The law emphasizes the importance of health and safety in the workplace by establishing regulations for various labor classes. This amendment took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 4242
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 26, 1935
ACT NO. 4242
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF LABOR FOR CERTAIN CLASSES OF LABORERS, ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and twenty-three is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. This Act shall apply to the following laborers and classes of laborers:
"(a) Stokers and laborers exposed to the heat of foundries, forges, and boilers or employed in rooms where ordinarily a high temperature is maintained;
"(b) Those exposed to the action of deleterious gases or working under conditions injurious to health;
"(c) Those using or handling explosives or harmful substances or employed in the production thereof;
"(d) Laborers employed in quarries, mines, or underground work;
"(e) Those who operate or work with machinery of such size, power or condition that it may cause death or serious injuries in case on an accident;
"(f) Those working with steel, iron, and other heavy metals in foundries and construction or repair shops;
"(g) Those employed in loading and discharging ships and in similar work in warehouses;
"(h) Divers, sewer workers or those exposed to dampness and wet conditions;
"(i) Those employed as electricians and linemen or working with electricity of high voltage in public utility enterprises;
"(j) Painters, window washers, roofers, construction workers of tall buildings and ships and other construction of sufficient height as to cause death or serious injuries in case of fall;
"(k) Drivers of automobiles, trucks, street cars and locomotive engines in public utility enterprises and air service pilots."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, August 26, 1935.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Act No. 4123, Act No. 4242, Aug 26, 1935 (Philippines)
Amendment to Act No. 4123, Act No. 4242 (Phil. 1935)
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