I don't know but likely not. Factories were powered by steam then, and had a "power plant" on site. So they didn't convert to electricity until it was reliable and guaranteed.

Was anything regulated in those times? You could legally buy humans at that time.

But that doesn't mean we live with same standards. Lack of regulations in electricity led to a lot of deaths and disaster which is why it was regulated.

But we dont live in the start of 20th century, we live in 2026 and we must learn from the past instead of helbent on repeating it.