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FILE NAME: Oil Industry and American Petroleum Institute (API) DATE: 1948 Jan 28 DOC#: API172 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Report to Members of API Medical Advisory Committee - Industrial Work Clothes-Their Provision and Laundering (?or Inform ation to Members o f A. ?,, I, Medical A cvlsory C oim lttee - No* For P u b lic a tio n '; * * * * # * -o * * - * # # * * # * * * * * * * * INDUSTRIAL WORE CLOTHES : THEIR PROVISION AND LADKDKRIBQ * * B7 ROT S. BOHSIB, M.A.; E.M. * # In d u s tria l. E y g ie n ls t, S tan d ard O il Co. ( N .J ,) * * * *4*l*t**t##*t*4*******<tt * - JAHUART 2 8 th , 1 9 ^ MEDICAL DEPARTMENT STANDARD OIL COMPACT ( 5 . J . ) 30 R o ck efeller P la ta flew York 20, N. Y. 1 Coff ft* t*i* tf9 * f irichfl PettblecS o r Inform ation t o Members .'.- * . -v'. 'r* -jp* A .P.1. Medical A dvisory frc a M ^ e e - Hot f o r 2HD0STRIAL WORZ CLCCggS : THE 13 FaCFISIOH AKD LAUNDSRIBG . ' By EOT S, BCWSI3, M.A.; E.M. ^ v t o d u s t r i a l H y g ie n ist, Standard O il Co, (R .J .) V7S . Modern petroleum becbnolcgy and th e p ro d u ctio n o f s y n th e tic hydrocarbon M aterial* ^ have introducad a number o f c expounds and p ro cesses which may ad v erse ly a f f e c t th e h e a lth of vork*r3 u n le ss c e r ta in p re c au tio n a ry measures are p r a c tic e d . Among th e se ^ p rec au tio n a ry measures which a re re c e iv in g e v e r-in c re a s in g c o n s id e ra tio n , a t th e tim e, is th e isEuance of in d u s tr ia l work c lo th in g to employees and th e i n s t a l l a t i o n p la n t laundry f a c i l i t i e s to in su re th a t such c lo th in g io p ro p erly .clean ed end mats' A ppropriate work c lo th a s , p ro p erly f i t t e d and m aintained, p lay a prominent peart, in an in d u s tr ia l w o rk er's h e a lth and e f f ic ie n c y . T h is lo e s p e c ia lly tr u e when persons are working t/lth more o r le s s to x ic o r carcin o g en ic m a te ria ls o r where c le a n lin e s s i s - :,` a f a c to r in th e m aintenance of product q u a lity . C onsequently, many o f th e ore p r o - < ^ | g re sslv e in d u s tr ia l o rg a n iz a tio n s , such a s S . I . duPont de lem ours k Company, th e Amai ^ Cyanamid Company and th e Borden Company, have f o r y ears su p p lie d t h e i r pmployeee withu. work c lo th in g and have i n s t i t u t e d a laundry s e r v ic e . ' . V .. .. ^ v More th a n twenty y e a r s 1 experience has d e f i n i t e l y shown t h a t t h i s p r a c tic e ' su b sta n tia l dividends, b o th -fin a n c ia l as v p ll as improved p u b l i c s ! exqtlovee At th e same tim e, th e r e has been very l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y o r re s e n tmen t r e s u l t i n g ' ^ th e p ro v isio n of work c lo th e s and t h e i r la u n d erin g an th e p a r t o f e n p ld y e a s in " n o t receiv in g th is serv ice nor from lo c a l o u tsid e lau n d ries and m erchants.. . . . . .. In order to o btain d e fin ite d ata as to th e p ra c tic a l asp ects o f providing work; c lo th in g and th e o p e ra tin g o f p la n t la u n d r ie s , v i s i t s have been made 'to t h e CbeatofJ ^W orks o f th e duPont Company a t Deep W ater, lew J e r s e y ; American Cyasamid Qceqaay^ Calco Chemicals D iv is io n 's p la n t a t Bound Brook, lew J e rs e y ; and Berdan* a .f&rm^ | D ivision laundry a t l a s t Rev T ork, Hew York. The in fo rm atio n o b tain ed d u rin g ~~ ..v is its is herew ith b r i e f l y a u a h a rire d : : - . ' .. .. I S S U A N C E 0-1. 1 .1 D O S T B l A L j ' jf O HJC r-r ... V ~ is -v-.,, Vi ; Work clo th e e a re u s u a lly Issu e d upon r e q u is itio n from th e employee *s foreman* supervisor a t a store-room at^one end of. th e Jm ployee.Service B uild lh g (V a^h end Rooms ) o r adjacent, th e re to * There appears to be n o 'u n ifo rm p r a c tld e a s t o th e '^J clothing su p p lied w hich o b v io u sly 1b determ ined by th e n a tu re o f th e .m n ', s work!*'":* garments make u p ^ |j^ i% J p rt> u lk o f th e c lo th in g , w ith th e ex ce p tio n a t men h a p d lli working w ith ac gly>'sn*' wooil s h i r t s .. . r - - yv*r. V?..*vfe& ijjji _4/!- V v In order records bf. c lo th e s Issu ed , a 3" * .5" card_ usually kept, ile o f such a card I s t h is ome used a t th e 'Bound Bi*oojp of th e American Company: ` .^ . 7*r .. . . . :*><*>aw `.-T ' -T I V-o o j brulle L ic c i .'o (? ) -o - '* ^ - - - '**t;v-^ Locker So. Lht J.-tolcyi'Q " " ._.*v ; 1 1 Chest Waist Leg ttotic-' To ?ym&ster 1 ' j Jum per. Chost x> 3 . V alet a veralxs 1 M 1 Lsg Underwear S h irt ra) 3 a drawers Back j Back' Sign * ' . ` _______________________ ___ ;___ Naples______ Chambers Work: Upcn employment a l l o p e ra to li and t a Intanane n s ans g iv en two- p a ir s of tr o u s e r s , tv o s h i r t s , tiro s u i t s o f lo n g underwear, two*l a r g to y e le (3 a cake of soap and a p a ir o f vccd ec-so led sa n d a ls. These san d a ls are; jrorn wt ' t o , from and ta k in g shover ba-rhe. They a re o b tain ed from th Bica Wooden Company, Columbus, Febraske. r.nd 'o e t about f i f t y center a p a i r , Upon r e q u is iti n is foreman, on employe* re c e iv e s two new tow els every s ix weeks ar'* a new ci eve ry ove trjokn. The f i r s t issu e o f c lo th in g i s fr e e a f t e r which, employee i s w ith two new Tenues a y e a r a t h a lf p r ic e , upon r e q u is itio n fTcoe 'th e forem an,: A l i ^ . a c lo th in g c o n ten in ated o r dei{jed to such" a s e x te n t th a t i t must be d ie d a rd id ;is * v ** J re p la ce d a t Company .e x p e n s e C l o t h i n g su p p lie d to em p lo y ee most b 'r tu r n e d when are term inated. ' .' *.>* . . "' ` Bound Brook P la n t: O rig in a lly n i l p ro d u c tio n men were given c o v e r - a lls , undei soap and tow els but re c e n tly th e Union has in s is te d th a t t h i s se rv ic e be e x ten d e d 'tc m aintenance men. Three s e ts o f c lo th e s a r e fu rn ish e d a y e a r. A s e t'in o lu d o s tw o 'p i of draw ers (w in te r o r sunner w eigfat), Hrtro u lte o f k jn g -eleev ed ua4or-<ahirt8 '(v in te j o r sunner w eight), tv o fruits o f c o v e r-a lls o r tw o-^m garee* and two' ja c k e ts; ' t h i s c lo th in g had t o be p a id f o r over th re e pay -d ay s, but, i t Is now f r e e . The foWaTtfwr ^ a re "heavy duty" 22 in ch es by 2k` inches In 812-. The underwear l a U tica tn itttiig Company, f l e x i b l e r jb '; steam sh ru n k .' Th e o v r-a ^ u r i "Afny* S u rp lu s* or, 'TftxKX&tf**'1 O v e ralls from Patietrsonl Bev J e rs e y . A l t c ib th n g I s s te n c ille d v i t h th e employee *11.i check number In d e lib le - In k , ta m e d from 'H. Kohnetasn h Conpaisy, 63-91 Park W.T. 'ot $ .9 0 p e r q u a rt. T his Ink i s e s p e c ia lly ei as i t w ill humsroue w ashings. . \. - zu,'p Borden __ _ Uniforms,-uiball^oaW ;^ p a n ts, aprons; caps an`to v le are,_ fu rn ish ed fre e ^ S ^ B ^ i p la n t men (P roduction' W orkers), p latfo rm men, foremen.; whole- s a lo d riv e rs a n d la b o ra to ry te c h n ic ia n s'. T pvels and smocks *are su p p lie d t o o fflc a - employees fit! +e men in th e P r in tin g Shop. ` Uniforms and tow els*a r ic h a n g e d a ily ^ : 1 A UR B E il I F G P . ? * * ' * ? fi ; > Plant Laundrleo '" ` v ' ~ 'C V -a' ueu alljr loca-tod whcivi ih e - u t i l i t i e s '(v o te r steam 'gas a n i" .c" e l e c t r i c i t y ' a re re a d ily a c c e s s ib le f o r exasq>le, in one c o rn a r o f th e ft$ > lo y e e > '-/.>*?!?. S erv ice B u ilding (wash and lo c k e r rooms) such a s a t th Bound Brook P la n t a f th e Calori Chem icals D iv isio n o f th e American Cyanamid Company o r I n . a s e p a ra te b u ild in g iNsoh aRkv t h e 30 f t . x 60 f t . co rru g ated ircm b u ild in g a t th e Chambers Works f th # dnPeot Company. B orden's laundry f o r th e M etro p o litan A rca i * * p a r t 'o T th si^.A tlan fciQ ^iji; Avenue P a ste u risin g . P la n t. ' ' - . . ' . . ' a ,__ .1 . -2 *-- ., * .if-y. >'S *. & <3) *+.;--i*r>*'+- FQUIFHSBT - The nocessery laundry equipnent depends upon tb s type and qu antity.' o f vers clothed Ito be processed. Most cotton and vcolen voris .clo th es w ith tha'wxbaptd o f w hite u n lf& ^ sj ere simply washed and dried 2nd not ironed. The necessary eqv is lis t e d beIB r- ><v> . W' " ' ^ Cb'intera MorEs: One +2* x 72" Troy Premier Washer (2 se c tio n s) manufactured/ the American Laundry Machinery Company, Capacity 300 lb s , dry c lo th e s. Used f o f - > : o v e r a lls, c c v e r a lls, Jchete, e tc . One 36" x 54" Washer (2 eectio n a ) aanufactu by the Trey Manufacturing Company. C apecity 200 lb s . dry c lo th e s and used fo r tow els and socks. - ' -XSJ? One 40" x 18" Mercury E xtractor, manufactured by th e Troy Manufacturing Caqpoagr' and has a cap acity o f 225 v e t c lo th e s . One 28" z 10" E xtractor manufactured by th e .; Amerlcen Laundry Company and has a cap acity o f 75 lb s . o f underwear per hour. These- c en tr ifu g a l ex tractors remove approxim ately 50 percent o f th e w ater during the 15 m inutes operating tim e. Both extractors, are equipped w ith s a fe ty device Which pre^ covers from being opened when machines are lia op eration . . . . ,>" 1 . * ' - * .. ' . . '*V? ; . One tO" x 6H" Dryer end two 36" x 90" Dzyere manufactured by th e American La Machinery Ccspany. The two dryers us farced steam -heated a ir and each dries. 225* r* pounds o f vet c lo th e s per hour a t . tem perature o f 10OP. Wool C lothes are hangers and dried slow ly overnight in a stea&>beated {3 ra d ia to rs) p lan t room a t a temperature o f about 130?F. T his room can handle shout 200 pounds c lo th e s per day.- . .'**; ' ` '' *' v ' ' Bound Brook' P la n t: 4 One U2" x 6 4 " Bearwood Washer and two d2" x^5V" Borvocd___ Washers manufactured by the American Laundry Machinery Company. One 50" and one, 305b Eotrux E xtractors manufactured/ by th e American Imundry Machinery Company. - Twelve Zone-Air Dryers, manufactured by'tha American' Laundry Machinery Company. ib i s a ls o has an overhead m onorail sy ste m !o r tran sp ortin g la u n d r y fram th e w a s h e r s to ex tra cto rs and then t o th e d ryers.. ''V y . ` > ' - . y 3orden Company: oidr S ta l lsfl 8tesX Smith Drum Washers made"by" this A s& ic Laundry.Machinery Company ^ T hree.E xtractar'made b y th e American LsroadryMach___. Company. One Horclone AA ll o f t h i equlpmaht. hae been if serv io about 2 $ 3 ' ` ' .*' .'y'*'/"'vu *3 *_.* ` ` ' . ' Modero EoulpmentT ijOfci& erahis p r o r w h a a 'been aade during d esig n o f laundry machinery Tort )iigh producti c e r t e r i l - c lean washing wit! p o ssib le msnpove^idflBmft^'iiiom;oat-- 0 f:'tS 4 r p u sh b u tto n c c a * tr o lle d .r Jtoro >rs examples o f r e c s ^ amguliwcnt, Bow b a in s aan u factu red b y thb American Laundry Conqjany, ...... . ............... ... . "C. unload# mochan1c a lly In le s s than .ftn u tm c ^ ' Was! Id imhoytSot p q a s il^ H l* .'' S e lf etn taim ad '-- no rf^i^pmsntl; or' ^ l m sn t 7 >u n it fo r o p e r a tio n / ` 8tjrej|ge3.1aMi;,-r 'y'- des gn`~-v. r^crmgkpisst nclooe fo r oofaty/V B u ll-sk ir te d , fro n t `-`SV ` ends g \ittr-sp l-a eh* nd soapy -f-d--t-o-xw'. - --Proved-*d*esi*g n -'s a r s..i.`*arappllla steam and water* B u ilt t o do th e ob b e tte r , fa s te r , a t lo a e '.cohtfv Uses AC 220 v o lts f 0 c y c ie , 3 phase e le c t r ic power.. Prica> f . 0.b ,, 0 in d ^ saati 42" vx 5^** ww1i+t.h>r -4k EHPP mmottnorr'.. C apacity 92C2*5t 1I1b~emVv1dilz1y e1lloutrhtei*i'/$' 5S^n'3ii&r>.oIpT)'^' , . 42" x 84" w ith 7 SP mofterj 'C paelty *^d. lb s.-'^ xy WloitS, "CASCALE N30KATIC COHTBOL* i s deslgiksd fo r use a s h cco^panlOBi u n it.w lth '.^ any American Cascade Washer, `t o 'au tom atioolly perform *U , epetloeB*''O f^V th e b est predeterm ined washing form ula. It* oaves, waehmon. 59 o^pOMLt^'aih^ operations. P ries f . o . b . C incinnati 'fo r JpX l E nttm otlc. - - toar Semi-Autoamtie C ontrol, ^ :'iT-;L!I SZTEACIOR'' tc r - "ncvc. su rp lu s w ater from washed laundry b r rs a u ra r a p . t i n c r e a s e s p ro d u c tio r and c u ts la b o r c o sts by e lim in a tin g a.'-.I oui sc.. >-.. ~-ng of v e rs from tim e i t ie unloaded from th e washers u n t i l i t it .-psaitfid z c c k d a ic a lly ax th e damp eoeembly o r v ario u s fin ish in g d e p a r t m . P r i c e f , c b Cincinnati* fo r the 50" s iz e , the-m ost gen-srally Uf-ed, v i t 'a a c ap acity o f 320 lb s , i s $5360-00, ''ZC53-AIB DF.T5G TUHfcLrlR' in c o rp o ra te s en e n tir e ly new p r in c ip le of tum bler e n g in eerin g which enables i t to d ry a l l c la s s if ic a t io n s o f laundry work ra p id ly and a t extrem ely low c o st due to c o n cen tratio n o f heated a i r in "zqne" where work i s noct th o ro u g h ly opened up f o r g r e a te s t exposure to th e drying a ir . T ile re c u its in lower steam and power co sts and sweeter ' sm elling work -- becaune g re a te r e ffe c tiv e n e ss of th e h ig h -v e lo c ity , heated a i r makes drying le s s dependent an h e a t. W ork-Is d rie d more . n a tu r a lly , es when dung i n 'a 3tr c n g , warm b re e ze . P ric e o f th e 36" x 30" ' - ZONE-Al?. DRTI3C RISLUK complete i s $7^5 f . o . b . C in c in n a ti, Ohio. ; IPUBFHT PERSONNEL - The Chambers Works Laundry s t a f f has a 'foreman an d 'sev en ' men on tb s 6: CO A.M. to k-.OO ?.,M, s h i f t and one man on th e k:Q0 P.M. to 12:00 M idnight*!-" The vu.ee ra te a t p re se n t ie $1.37 p e r hour p lu s a $3.00 p e r day bonus. . ;. The Bound 5rook P la n t Laundry has a s t a f f o f a foreman and e lev e n men: _ on day s h i f t , s ix men cn afte rn o o n s h i f t and two men on th e midfiigfat s h i f t . Twi. women working one s h i f t o f e ig h t hours making n e ce ssa ry garment r e p a ir s . A l l n f n a t th e h irin g r a te of $1.035 p e r hour f o r 30 days; $1.065 p e r h o u r f o r "the n e r t 6o days, e f t b r which th e washers 'and countermen g e t $1.10 p e r hour. The Bcrden Company's lau n d ry has a foreman a t $71.00 p e r week, f iv e women a t $kjtV0Qt p e r week, one seam stress a t $ 1 6 .CO p e r week, a d r iv e r a t $61.00 per. week who c o lle c ts and d e liv e rs the laundry from the various branches and s ta tio n s . . . ^ . . 1 - ^ m! There appears t o be v e ry l i t t l e la b o r tu rn o v e r among th e p la n t laundry worker. The average se rv ic e a t th e Borden Laundry i s 15 y e a r s , 8 y e a rs a t th e Chambers Works'1 Laundry and 5 yearB a t th e Bound Birook P la n t Laundry. . . '. ` ' ' AMOUNT OF LAUHDKT PROCESSED - Tha Chambers Works Laundry does fro m '750 t o 85b . bundles (pants, s h ir ts , underwear, socks, tcw els, co v eralls and Jumpers) per day. This is approxim ately ^OOOjbieces o r about two to n s dry w eight. . The Bound; of underwear Mv;*y >*T, P la n t Laundry cm an average does ab o u t-3600 c o v e r a lls , 7200 s u i t e to w els p e r 2fc hours,. . ' The Bord^SnpgEjSry i s th e only one i t th e la u n d rie s v i s i t e d t h a t f in is h e s any work, th e o th e n F e B jr do "rough d ry work". On th e average th e y f i n i s h weekly k80 ` V c o a ts , k80 p a n ts , 200 ap ro n s, 12 cap e, 10,000 to w e ls, 175 u n lc n a lls , and 75 s h i r t s L , In th e Bough Dry c l a s s , th e d a ily average o u tp u t i s 1000^ c o a ts , 1000 p a n ts , 80 tow els ;,'..X and ko unionails. . , * ..'.`V* . v '" IAUHhKf fSGCBDUBSS - There I s , o f c o u rse , some v a r ia tio n in th e lau n d ry procedure- * a t th e v ario u s la u n d rie s v ia its d , however, th e procedure a t th e Chaskere Worka L aundry,-J i which is o u tlin ed below, is ty p ic a l: ' ... -:,i C.invae -auadry bags, c.nr.-z^ in in g approxim ately 2-3 bundles, are receiv ed i a i i ^ from ~he T arlev a ~.~.2rs'/; houses ov su rsp e tr u c k Sach bundle ie t i e d and tin - ta g g e d , shew ing beh' e elate* number, ivuae and ch an g e-h o u se. The bags a re opecr-i End bundles p la c e d cn -ic rtin g ta b l e . Cue man removes te g and p asses bundle cn to a n o th er worker \rbc o u te rs name and number on a laundry check s h e e t. F i r s t man then cauls out pie-.es by name (p a n ts , s h i r t , so ck s, e t c . ) , which second - mf\n e n te rs cn check l i s t . A numbered id e n tif ic a tio n s a fe ty p in (10 to a s e t - o b tained f r e e B. K ocnstem & Company, Camden, Hew J e r s e y ) , i s pinned to each p iece of c lo th in g . C lothes a re sep a ra te d in laundry b ask ets .as to woolens, tow els^ ' underwear, g^n socks; p a n ts , s h i r t s , e tc . The c lo th e s a re th e n washed as fo llo w s :. ~ A, C lothes (not from dye o p e ra tio n s : Opera tio n Rinse ' Wash - .Suds Rinse Rinse Rinse Rinse Gals, of BgO in Washer I B --------- 38 . 38 78 76 78 ____ 12______ Ingredients Used Wauor. P erlite Simplex Simplex Water Water Water Water Amt. p e r 100# Dry C lothes -- oz. 16 oz. 16 oz. ---- . ' --- _ . --- ---- V Temp. . of Water 100, ^ . - 120?". , --. i 6of . - ,l6o f , 170F. - ' l k 0F. Cold Cold . Running . : Time 5 Min. > 10 Min. ... 10 M in .. i; . 5 M3i t ' 5 W it. ? > 5 'M i t :V '" 5 Mil. : v> B_, C lothes from Dye O perations a re washed as above w ith th e e x cep tio n t h a t 12 ozs. o f P e r l i t e ( a lk a li) - Is used in s te a d o f 8 o z s ., and 2b o z s. o f Simplex In ste a d of 16 ozs. . ' " ' C. Greasy and P a in t S ta in e d C lo th in g ; -- Opera tion Wash Gals, of HgO in . Washer 38 > Suds Rinse Rinse Rinse Rinse ' 100?F. w ith one p in t and given two rin s e s - - V. " , Amt, p e r Temp, ' s. -w*yv, -. Ingredients Used ' 100# Dry C lo th es , of . . ' : 2 Running-'. > Time'" 1 (P erlite ' ^ ...16 02. (Pentroil ,, - 1 Pt. 180P. . 10. a i mmm ' - , . ' (Nsrcoloid , ; Mo oz. ; _-- . - ' ---, Rlqplex . ' 32 oz. Water ---- 1 " Water - .... . I70r. . 10 Min.' : v ,. l6oP. i . 5 Min. .<% 100f-; 5,Mln. `-i x . Water. ; . CT' ***** ' t - v lo o ^ r. . - Water - - - * . Cold . 5 mu 5 Min. t * - /' jv; (Hoi from Dye O p eratio n s) a re washed In 78 g a llo n e o f w ater a t | o f Puponcl i s Paste p er 100 lh s . of dry clo th es fo r 10 minutes w ith 70 g allo n s-,o f w ater a t 100F. f o r 5 m inutes each. - , -,.fr . Wool C lothing from Dye Areas is given same tre a tm e n t a s above except, f o r an e x tra wash. Laundry bags a re washed d a lly w ith wool c lo th in g ,' , -- -- ' ' " ~' (The compounds: P e r l i t e , Sim plex, Pont r o l l and MercOlold used , In the washing o p e ra tio n s a re p ro d u cts from H. JGobnstaam ' Co. , _ Hew Tork and Chicago. DuPonol IS P a s ts i s a DuPont -p ro d u ct.) ; v_ ; t ci3t ^ p-: Trestiaer" of Clo"--~.-Q.p; A ftor c lo th e s have boon washed and vtcx.? , co/y aro l e f t m :no l ?.:,-75 \;r:--v ' r ( e x tr a c to r ; where approxim ately 40 gallato* of J ^ re F.etafdant CN .An rroni.ua sulfarvit :duct made by th e DuPont Company) s o lu tio n '1 .1 S_p. gr Clothe-,3 are s c a le d in t h i s s o lu tio n f c r two m inute*, v r u r r and d rie d . The sviut-icn ie .-ecevered, b ro u g h t up to th e o r ig in a l s tre n g th and \ j g re u c e i. A ll p ie ce s 0' f lame-r .ranted c lo th in g a re stamped (3 d iag o n al b a rs ) w ith w ater so lu b le y e llo v iya {"L ith c sc!" F Yellow 3 G ps a te , a dye s ta rc h m ixture made by Chambers Vfcrxs DuPont Ic.tpary T echnical Laboratory and a p p lie d by a rubber stamp) , L. b efo re they are re tu rn e d to th e a re a s . This gives a re a su p e rv isio n a check 00 men _'.jt who a re re q u ire d to wear 3uch c lo th in g . ' ' . And B undling: A fte r c lo th e s have been d rie d th e y a re s o rte d on numbered, hooks on moveable ra c k s. The rack s a re th en r o lle d to outgoing "b u n d ling" ta b le where-* each man's c lo th es is checked w ith o rig in a l "check l i s t " , th e n bundled. Bundles a re ^ packed in th e Change House Laundry Begs (which have been la u n d e re d ). A fte r ty in g u p ' and tin - ta g g in g a carbon copy of -Hie "check l i s t " i s p laced in each bag which i s o f * value to the change house atten d an ts in handling d is trib u tio n of clo th in g . . Sharp a r tic le s , such as razor blades, l e f t in pockets of d ir ty clothes presents a serious hazard. Care must be exercised in handling laundry p in s. Clothing con- tam inatei v lth to x ic m aterials such as Betcnaphthylam ine, Benzol, e t c ., are g}ven ' s p e c ia l treatm en t a t th e Laoo ra to ry b e fo re b ein g s e n t t o th e Laundry. They kept separate and handled with rubber gloves. . - . .1 v * Bound Brock P la n t Laundry P ro ced u re: The washing o p e ra tio n a t th e Bound B rook'./' Laundry is very sim ila r to th a t o u tlin ed above except th a t a l l cov erall* are glveQi a 1C t o 15 minute soak in en a g ita te d s o lu tio n o f k pounds o f Soda Ash in 80 g a llo n s of w ater a t if,0 F ., r in s e d , th en washed f o r 20 m inutes in 9 02*. 92$ Armours Soap Powder in 60 g a llo n s of w ater a t 150P. in a Norwood Cascade H asher, rin s e d , placed in a c e n trifu g a l e x tra c to r fo r 20 minutes and d rie d 20 to 30 minutes in a Zone-Air,- d rie r. ' v >. w ith The follo w in g form ula has been recommended f o r la u n d erin g work c lo th in g s o ile d grease and grime: , '" . ' ' ' ) ; l > "Use a m ixture c o n s is tin g of 2 p o rts by w eight o f Sodium M e ta a ilic a te * t o 1 of soap, o r k p e x ts of Sodium M e ta s lllc a to t o 3 o f soap, and add V ;v* s u f f ic ie n t t o th e wheel t o give d e s ire d amount o f suds. F o r f l a t work and some c o lo re d goods, 3 p a r ts by w eight o f soap and 2 p a r ts o f Sodium ' V M etaailicate. . " CSBFUL GARMENTS - The Chambers Works o f th e duPoot Company re p o rt th a t cove underwear on th e average w ith stan d s 15 t o 20 w ashings b e fo re th e y must be rep! " T h is 1 probably duo t o th e type o f compounds encountered r a t h e r ' than to the Isxtadaring operations. The Bound Brook P la n t o f th e Calco Chemicals D iv isio n has bound th a t th e l i f e -, o f t h e i r c o v e r -a lls is 150 w ashings; and t h e i r underw ear, about 200 w ashings. -Q ta l Cost OJ Laundering Work C lothes - According to Mr. A. C. P ease, G eneral S uperintend ent of th e Bound Brook P la n t Laundry th e t o t a l c o st (in c lu d in g la b o r , ' ~ it m a te r ia ls , r e n t, l i g h t , steam , w ater, i n t e r e s t and a m o rtiz a tio n ) o f la u n d erin g work ^ ""i ' c lo th e s i s $0.033 p er pound o f dry c lo th e s . The c o st o f la b o r m a te ria ls alo n e ~':' is only $0.Cl6 p e r pound of dry c lo th e s . The b e s t p r ic e t h a t could be o b tain ed from o u tsid e lo c a l laundry was $ 0.08 p e r pound, dry c lo th e s . *' 1 ' ' ' ,rr - r Mr. V. H. K ite , Foreman of th e Chambers Works Laundry sport* t h a t th e t o t a l c o s t, including s ill d ir e c t and in d ir e c t chargee was about \ 1/03'p e r pound o f day clothes.. {if.*?- - ' -i- ' We vere unable to eecure th e coBt p er pound o f work c lo th e s laundered a t '. th e Seat '.ev York Laundry oi B ordon's rare P ro d u cts, however, here are th e p r ic e s - ' charged cgalaat th e various departaente haring work done. . k . ROUGH E li WORK . ... ' *. 1 T 1Coats ...* ......$ 0 .0 5 . ' Rents ............ . .......... 0.05 Towels ...................... 0.015 Rags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.015 Union-Alls ...............'. . . 0.10 Machine Covers 0.395 * Dish C l o t h s ................. 0.015 Rulver Bags ................... 0.10 f BUSHED WORK .. Coats . . . . ' i . . . ! * . . . . . . . . . 095 .j".^ Rents D rivers1 S hirts ........... 0.095 _ 0 .1 1 -v \ O v eralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 .1 8 5 ...;V.2 Tcwels ................... .. 0.03 T ' K uraes' U n ifo rm s...........0.315 Doctors ' C o a t e .................... ......... 0.315 Union-Alls ........................... .. O.lU 1 At n il p o in ts v is ite d th e re v ia g en eral agreement th a t i t was :,good buEineae" to provid? work c lo th e s and underwear t o employees on Jobs which involved exposure to to x ic and i r r i t a n t m a te ria ls o r p a rtic u la rly d ir ty Jobe involving o i l , gvoaa*. grim? -imd so o t. I t was a ls o g e n e ra lly agreed th a t a p la n t laundry p ro p erly equipped and operated was p. p r o f ita b le investment ' which insured th a t work c lo t her would be p ro p erly lau n d ried and n ain tu in ad . 3( R ockefeller P lssa Hew.York 2 0 , K.Y. Januro-.' 23tn.- 29^8 ROY S. 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