Chief Factory Inspector of Illinois

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The Chief Factory Inspector of Illinois was a pioneering state labor official responsible for enforcing workplace safety, child labor, and factory regulation laws in Illinois during the Progressive Era.

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instanceOf labor regulation office
state government position
appliesTo factories in Illinois
industrial workplaces in Illinois
workshops in Illinois
appointedBy Governor of Illinois
country United States of America
endTime 20th century
field child labor regulation
factory inspection
labor regulation
workplace safety
goal prevent exploitation of child labor
protect industrial workers
reduce workplace accidents
hasAuthorityOver compliance with maximum hours laws in factories
compliance with minimum age requirements for workers
sanitary conditions in factories
hasDuty enforce child labor laws
enforce factory regulation laws
enforce workplace safety laws
inspect factories and workshops
investigate labor law violations
report on industrial working conditions
historicalPeriod Progressive Era
influenced development of labor standards in Illinois
subsequent state labor departments
influencedBy Progressive Era
surface form: Progressive Era reform movement
jurisdiction Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
legalBasis Illinois child labor statutes
Illinois factory and workshop laws
locatedIn Springfield, Illinois
partOf Government of Illinois
surface form: Illinois state government
produces annual inspection reports
regulates industrial employment of women and children in Illinois
manufacturing sector in Illinois
reportsTo Governor of Illinois
sector public sector
startTime late 19th century
supervises assistant factory inspectors
factory inspectors
usesMethod enforcement actions
investigative reports
on-site inspections

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Florence Kelley positionHeld Chief Factory Inspector of Illinois