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% V RGS A. Grieve, Esq., JZ-" Bewails Insulation Co. Ltd. Washington Station. JLC/ND ____;. _; - ,B4th.-April 1944. Dear Ur. Grieve, Roberts Snray Machines Use of Respirators by Plasterers I send you herewith copy of a letter which 2 have to-day received from the Inspector of Factories at Bull in reply to tsy letter of 19th April, of whlc4 I sent you a copy. . * *; The whole question le of course considerably wider than merely supplying-a-few<respirators to the plasterers involved in this particular contract, and the position is not therefore as simple as the Factory Inspector, in the third paragraph of his letter, appears to assune. As scon as we admit that plasterers workinr near the machines should wear respirators, the question arises as to where the line should be drawn, and by analogy we night then be asked to see that the sane action is taken wherever any other trades are working near on board ship. I an also sending i!r. Soothill a copy of the Faotory Inspector's letter so that both he and you can give me any comments overleaf .... ) Vw 2 . you oars to make as to the nature of my reply to the Inspector. Possibly the safest course will- be to acknowledge his letter, say that there is of course ao difficulty In actually supplying respirators to the few men-concerned in this particular job, " and that the whole question raises a matter cf principle which __ will have to be considered. . - Tours faithfully. -.v