Parliament sought to change these conditions through the Factory Act of 1833. This act limited the starting age limit for child workers to be at least nine years old for work . It also imposed limited hours on child labor. Children aged nine to twelve could only work eight hours a day. From thirteen to seventeen they could work up to twelve hours a day. Mining conditions were even worse than factory conditions. People were constantly getting sick and dying because they worked all day in the mines. To change this, they came up with the Mine Act of 1842. This prevented women and children from working in the mines. With the Ten Hour Act of 1847 they also established a ten hour work limit which limited the working day for people working in the mine. This was a big problem for workers who were used to working eighteen hours a day. This slowed down mining but saved many lives in the