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w&s fuspty. In the room where looker sad showe
( they should net he) there was no running wa
at the tiswa of visiting, and one workanh was fo
shower tap, waiting, for water to. ran, He state
times previously water had been lacking After
building the Doctors had. to go over to the Medi
washing facilities for their hands,
6 - There was not adequate provis
clothing, glove, boots, etc, of the workmen,
wearing cotton gloves with holes in them, Such
with fluid or pMNBtstted with dust and are much
The rubber gloves were thin and without gauntle
protection um found. One man recently waa obs
shoes. Another man m s found, wearing a uaalasa
the regulation charcoal filled gae waste*
7 - m o r e apparently was no autho
one to- ace that the recostncntSationB of the rtedl
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been carried out, This report was submitted mo
when Its rahaaradatloiss first were strongly ur
ha several tines to called by the Medical .5e
described shortcoming, particularly m to the
and leek of thorough ventilation.
tive throughout.
It is further specifically recoawUtoA as
X - That if the process is to be continue
in a building sufficiently largo to prevent overcro
proper aggregation of the werlasen in the different
5 - Thai the ventilation fee passed upon b
engineer skilled in the special hasard* of the indu
' 3 - That a. coupaient physician be obtaine
sanitation, m that he be given authority to secur
the preventive measures necessary to safeguard the
men at all tines.
The Hedical Department respectfully calls
feet that it never was consulted officially a* to t
locker and washroom or water supply or ventilation
and it asein refers to and endorses the detailed hy
on pages 68 to 75 of the Hepert of- the Tetra-Kthyi
a copy of which accompanies this statement. This r
containing many detailed recommendation:, baaed upon
experiences in the Ba font and General. Motors Chemi
it m s presented to the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
ago, has never been endorsed officially bat has bee
has been, abated, feceeuee of its cone lading paragrap
follows
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blefc th Cesasittoo i fully live ss to wh bendlng every effort fer furti** lavastit are under **y to id la th solutioa of thl Ccasitt* trailo prossatiag tais frel*iaur tnot seti? r*erofe i ali ofHt tg&njr pr
us*, ail fch datali* recondatiens o adoptes and innsdiatoly put lato affect It 1 t dedicai Separtaent thst ta presst Usaste* &t J great part at least* nave been avoided, althougd tbe nandling of so d&ngeroue a proftuot as totra-e to te# v i l i always siv@ ris te a certain snaount
ifca sickest of ts patinata 2 u m beea r tructien Hospital at XOOth Street and-Centrt t v are- under th personal caro of Dr. OiXan. Thompso of th Industriai liygiene Hehool of' Columbia Univ
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