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FILE NAME: Household Contact (HC) DATE: 1948 Jan DOC#: HC008 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Internal Report - Industrial Work Clothes: Their Provision and Laundering ?or Information to Henbers o f A- P. 1. M ealsal Advisory C om ilttee - No* For D uplication * * CTDUSTKIAL WORK CLOTHES : THEIR PROVTSIOB MD LAUETDSRIRQ * * & * By ROT S. BOHSIB, M .A .; S.M. * * In d u s tria l. H y g ie n ist, S tan d ard O il Co. (H .J1 ) * * a E r 1. JASUART 2 0 th , 1948 MEDICAL ESPARTMIfT STANDARD OIL 10MPMT ( l . J . 'l 30 R o c k e fe lle r Plaa ?5ew York 20, H. I . toff tt<* 6* t '!*" ? * * jricSis pettele^fi l ' ( j a r In f o r a t i o n to 'lte m b a r O f A .P .I. Medical AdviaogL C oggyB gS-.: Hot -or Publlqatjit , MUDSTBIAL WDRZ CLOTHES : ":HEI3 F30T1SI.0H MD F . . . ' > By EOT S B0HSI3 , M. A. ; E-M, >^"& dx3L S trial H y g ie n is t, S tan d ard O il Co, ( H . J . ) Modem p e t r o l e d technology and th e p ro d u ctio n o f s y n th e tic hydrocarbon m t j j bave in tro d u c a d a number o f c expounds and p ro c e s s e s which may a d v e rs e ly a f f e c t th e y h e a lth of w orkers u n le s s c e r t a i n p r e c a u tio n a ry m easures a re p r a c t ic e d . Among the* p recau tio n ary measures which are re c e iv in g e v e r-in c re a sin g c o n s id e ra tio n , a t th e : tim e, is th e issuance of i n i u s t r i a l work c lo th in g to employees and th e in s ta lla tio n ^ i p lan 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 .cleaned end m in Pvvyo^ - - a te work c l o t h s e , p ro p e rly f i t t e d and m a in ta in e d , p la y a p rom inent p a r t - ^ in an in d u s tr i a l w o rk e r's h e a lth and e f f ic ie n c y . T h is i s e s p e c ia lly tr u e when p e r a .- ,, are w orking '.rtth more o r l e s s to x ic o r c a rc in o g e n ic m a t e r i a l , o r * h e w c l e a n li n e s s i - . i f a c t o r in tb s m aintenance o f p ro d u c t q u a l i t y . C onsequently* any .** f g re se iv e i n d u s t r i a l o r g a n iz a tio n s , such a s S-.I. duPont de favours k, Chapeay, th e J s T . -Cyanamid Company and th e B ordsn Company, have f o r y e a rs s u p p lie d t h e i r * a p lp y e * . I *ork clo th in g and have in s titu te d & laundry serv ice . 1 . . More th a n tw enty y e a r s ' e x p e rie n c e h as d e f i n i t e l y shown t h a t t h j . p ric fc lo e ] s u b s t a n t i a l d iv id e n d s , b o t h - f i n a n c i a l &s v p l l a s iag>roved p u b lic a& spicy * r i At th e same tim e , t h e r e h as been v e ry l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y o r r e s e n t m at-- r e s u l t i n g . th e p ro v is io n o f work c lo th e s and t h e i r la u n d e rin g esn th e P * .-of ^>loy8-_i s sot receiv in g th is serv ice nor from lo c a l outside lau n d ries and rofjaafcS i, -- ** r ' v ' . '-v, In o rd er to o b ta in d e fic it d a ta as to tb s p r a c tic a l a sp e c ts o f providingJFOTlCj, yi c lo th in g and th e o p e r a tin g o f p la n t l a u n d r i * * ,. v i s i t s . hav been sad t o & C h M W ?r/Harks o f th duPont Company a t Deep W ater, Sew J e r s e y ; American Cyaxiasid v o s p ^ l r T c&ldo Chem icals D iv isio n ' p l a n t a t Bound B rook, Sew J e r s e y ; aod B orden g-.Fars- ' D iv isio n la u n d ry a t l a s t Hew f o r k , Res, T o r t. Tbs in f o x m tio n o b ta in #-*. i.d u rin g : v i s i t s i s h e re w ith b r i e f l y a u a fc a riro d :. - ' 1-.. - *- . , I S S U A N C E a i. u 5 0 -S I 1 i . i .{ '1 9 5-5 rh . Work c lo tb s e a re u s u a lly is.-u ed upon r o q u is itie m from th e ploypeV* f o r o a a ^ "su p erv iso r a t a s to r e - r o c at-on *nd o f th E m p lo y ee,^erjic* B uild Iqg '?.; . Booms) o r a d ja c e n t, th e re to * ---T h e re ap p e a rs t o be no un ifo rm p r a c t i c e a s ,to th # t l c-yc lo th in g s u p p lie d .atofccb.o b v io u s ly i s d eterm in e d by th * d a tu ra o f t f a ^ m x f e vor* *Saz^an'fcs la&k 1bu3i& .o? `tfe c X c th ls^ i v i^ h &b @&&^pt;5,op ^ working w ith e s i v $ s w o o l.s h i r t s .- a ' A? riv; \ 1n o rd e r usually kept. W ip in g re c o rd s tof. c lo th . is s u e d , '3* * pie o f uch a card, i s t h i s < e 'u 8#d a S ^ tte ;S o J d Brpofr sf ths te a rless .i? O P IJ?mse d e c k ao \t) -O - ' ^ / . - ^ *- Liiie ..-picji'O. Locker Bo. \^ ^ 1 C'JT 6 '. i - ' . l '. i r . x j j i y. U n d e r w e a r | S h irt Thest Jum per Chcst i.p o n i. W aist Lg i O vera-lis M * W aist Lag d 3 5 Draw ers M i Back B ack' t__---- -- sign , - .-. - Fm lffls?? .. , . Chambers Work: Upon eaployment a l l o p e r a t o r at>d. mintemane vmn are g iv e n tiw - p a ire o f tr o u s e r s , tv o s h i r t c , two s u it s o f lo n g underwear, tw o-lmrgd t o w e ls `il a cake o f soap and a p a ir o f v c c d e c -so le d sa n d a ls. Those- seend a is w warn v i t o , from and ta k in g shower ba*:he. They are obtain ed from th e Beece Wooden ^ Company, Columnvr-, leb ra sk a .r.nd co st about f i f t y c e n t r a p a ir . Spcn req u i'riti h ie forem an, on employe* r e c e iv e s two new tow slB ev ery s i x week and a .new t a l ev ery -.wc voak o . The f i r s i joue o f c lo th in g i s f r e e a f t e r -which, employee 1@ ^ w ith owo new xacuee a y e a r a* h a l f p r i c e , upon r e q u i s i t i o n ffe s a -th e 'fo re m e n ,: A li c lo th in g co n tam in a ted o r dema-jed to such' an e x t e n t t h a t i t B u st be 'd is c a r d e d i s re p la c e d nr Company . e x p e n s e C l o t h i n g s u p p lie d t o : raployeee a ra it b ^ - ^ t u r n e d - wbfcjh* are term inated. ' -. ' '} r v Bound Brook Plant: O rigin ally a ll production sen were given e o v s r -a llg , uMi soap and tow els but r ec e n tly the Onion has in s is te d th at t h is serv ice he extended' maintenance men. Three set of e lo tte g dr furnished a year.' A a e t "inoludee of drawers (winter or" euaner w e i g h t V t r o rfuite^ of 'long-alaeved ,ulr**ahirta H or aunmsr w eigh t), two s u ite o f c o v er -a ll oj* t.vo--disigBr and two' ja c k e t* ,' th is clo th in g had t o be paid fo r over three pay-days, but. i t i now free The &c&3. _ are "heavy duty" 22 inch* \*j- 24* Inches in alnr. The, underwear lei S t ie s Shdiitibg Company, f le x ib le rXbi team 'Blrrunh'.' The. cover-al^ aire "Anas' 3ttrpluaw or Overall from Pstictrscn, Jaw Jersey. A ll' sfbth ing 1 rtenc idled' w ith the iplpyee*<|;! check number d&aitted fro. '1 .' KbtostssiE r Company, _ 63-91 Park , S I.I. 'a t $ 4 .9 0 p e r q u a r t. T h is in k i s p e c ia lly e ffe c i v $ > j as i t w ill washing. . - . - Bcrden VuifonsBj VERoail /-'eats';-'1'p o s t , pron j ' e'sp 'arai t c w li -Mft furnish ed f p l a n t a a . {P red h ctlen 'itarkr}, piatfor a , f whb' *_^ s a le d r iv e r s aad'A eR oretcry t e c h n i c Tpwal s m ck '&r ' su p p lied t o o f f i c e employees uni +0 m n in th e P rin t i* g Shop, ` a& tewei&y e h a g t -d a ily^ ' . . . ras* '' -. p */. : 1 ^7^5? P la n t L au n d ries ax u s u a lly lo c a te d wtor' b- ssfciiiti r(wst@r^ '@ asd^.. e l e c t r i c i t y ' a re r e a d i l y a c c e s s ib le f o r esrnipX, i n ess c o r n e r o f tfee tegiley S e r v ic e B u lld la g (wash and lo c k e r room) such s a t tb s Bmmd Brook 12 C hsajicals D iv is io n o f the A asrisan Cyaaamifi Cc^sany o r i a . s e p a ra te 'b u ild in g -' ith 30 f t , x 60 f t . co rru gated Iran b u ild in g s t th e C to^ sr -of: dnPooft' Company. Borden1 laundry f o r tho t e t r q p o lit a n firem 'ie'-a-^grt` o f Avenue P aateu rieiag. P la n t. ' ' ' .- - . .jy- it.; * ft..v v >*" ` t&S 13) FvUIPHSHT - The necessary laundry equipment depends upon tb s typa and q u a n tity ' o f veris cioth f-b c be precsssed, Most cotton and rolen work.doth with tba excep ti o f white uniwhs ere ciaply vastad end dried end Eot ironed. Tbs necessary eqv is dieted v?**. Cbanters Itorha; One 42" x 72" Troy Premier Washer (2 s e c tio n s) manufactured^ by the American Laundry Machinery C olon y, Capacity 300 lb s , dry c lo th e s. Used foarju/* o v e r a lls, c o v e r a lls , ja c k e ts , e tc . One ?6" x $k" Washer (2 s e c tio n s) aanufactu "-~iw. by the Trey Manufacturing Company. Capacity 200 lb, dry c lo th e s and used fo r tow els and socks. One ko" x 10" Mercury Extractor,'m anufactured by the Trey Manufacturing Caqpeagr and has a capacity o f 225 w t e ls th e o . Oqb 26" x 10'' E xtractor manufactured by the^;- Amsrican Laundry Company and has a capacity o f 75 lb, s f underwear per hour, Thee*-' cen trifu g a l extractors remove ap p roxim tely 50 percent o f th e water during the 15 minutes operating t i n s . Both extractor, are equipped w ith en fety devices Which prei covers from being opened when machines are. in qparatlca. ' - .; 0ns ho" x 64" Dryer msd two 36" x 90" Dryers manufactured by the American Lav Hachinsry Company,, Tfos two dryers u ee.forced steassTMheated a ir and. each drie. '225*'< pound of wet clothe per hour a t -"temperature o f 1 0 0 ^ . Woe! d o r s e s hr ' * hangers and dried slow ly overnight in m a tea s-h ea ted .(3 radiator) plant fat roe a t a temperature oaf about 130s? . ' T his r c m can handle about 200 pound clo th es par day.' ' . ' V j$!t Li4 Bound Brook' Plant? ~ On 42"' x 64* Norwood Washer and two 42^ jksrvood Washers manufactured by the An&rlcan Latsadry Machinery Company. One 50" and em 30>> lo tr u x B rtroctors manufactured^ by th e American laundry, Machinery Company. -- Twelve' Zone-Air Dryers, aanufacturad by;'tha Amrietux'laundry Machinery Coqpasy. $M a lso has an overhead monorail .system -for transporting laundry from th e'w ash ers'to ex tra cto rs and then t o the dryera., \*..V ' " V V '' > . . . . y r;` Borden Company: ou g ta ln le a i S t e e l Smith. D r Washers nade'by the *s&le Laundry Machinery Company;*, ThreeJtirbrectqra, 'sad* by th e Awsyioa. LaandUy-fee Company. One Morels Shys^T^Ali. o f /t h i qulpmsit. te e been it' se r v ic e about: 'fe| todero l qui gs wrt T-' i j P i A 8 e a l e . ' d u r l j ^ ' r e e i R ^ y o u ^ ! d esign o f laundry machinery T orthigh production a te r ile -c le a b washing' wit^XbiWNr^ p ossib le smpove^jteOKj^'i^j^o-laeet-of?'!* darpush-buttoe eeatrblled^.Ber'ye' f ^ exs>l@@ o f rejgtf&m r ip p e d , Jtow. b*in $ jioufeetured-:'1^y th f r i c a n ' l^uadry-Ma&fciie: Company# C ia M H B s S te s O ^ ^ /V**- *' -V-;/ /*>" ; .****^y3JsS meehonically I n le s e then i.adnW .c;^ WfisbSM^HHmiy'' -Id'fccart^et &l bt&tidim:'=-~ r e q i& ftf^ no u n it -fer a p e r a tis s i/' da@ ^s* n / ^ | t i b w lo eA ; fo r. e a f e ^ V Ms -mai w t j y ; desiga.- "err -@q^ls'i @t@m and water* B a ilt t a & the. jefcr b e tte r , fa ster# t 1 .eefct,-v Use AC ^ 0 v o lt / f e eycl #..3 phase e le c t r ic Price* f,oh ^SiB taaeiM ^' 48" s JV* w i t h ^ S P _ * c to ',.q p e it7 .a 5 . tte V 4x7 r x 04" witfe 7 HP' sotar* '`Cpacley -.350. -Hwr.'^y dlot& esy f 6Zto'W;, CASC.^E AJHttlTlS SOITBSL^ i, fo r US s fe -A'-Ti ~tan.itnritJSL. ?; Aaerleaa Ceacede Washer# 't-' tha b1>\rar. st pradetoraiMd *m RJ5Sahdinmgt fw ..nLun*SlJk.,*' eWte>^4*e*m--*e----. * ^a*.__ _ &rf*** *.* 59 '***** *"1. **.TL. 3r speratim. Price t ,.b. SincisM ti r'?1? i l l ^ u t^ e e X n c ; f o r SiAutMtie C w te o l^ I 9f e . or- j -. n .it ' .'ir-rji s^T E ^n ci-:' _. to r-.-ncvc s u rp lu s w ater ir o n washed la u n d ry t : r's i i ra p ai- ; Increases p rc ia c id cu te la b o r c o s ts by e ...b ain stin g &.-.1 = --t.. .a u a -lin s o f work f r c a tim e I t i s unloaded from th e n&jasrs i s s t i l i t if c ij .sgiuf'd ro c .id a ic a lly a t th e daap assem bly o r v ario u s 11.'.ashing d e p a r t--z. P rice f .c b Cincinnati* fo r th e 50" s iz s , tbs- most gcr.-.irxLly Uf-ed, w ith a c a p a c ity o? ;20 lb s , i s $5660. 00. ''SC53-AIP. DETiSG TUMBLER"' in c o rp o ra te s en e n t i r e l y new p r i n c i p l e o f tumbler en g in eerin g which en ab les i t to d ry a l l c l a s s i f i c a t io n s o f lau n d ry work ra p id iy and a t ext.re r o ly low c o a t due t o c o n c e n tra tio n o f h eated a i r in "cqne"' where verb is noot th o ro u g h ly opened up f o r g r e a te s t exposure to the drying a i r . This re s u lts in lower steam and power co sts and sw eeter em ailing work - - because g re a te r e ffe c tiv e n e s s of th e h ig h -v e lo c ity , h eated a i r makes d ry in g le e s dependent on heat. W ork-is d rie d more . n a tu ra lly * as when hung i n ' a s tr o n g , warm b re e z e . P r ic e o f th e 36" x 30" ZCKE-AIP. DRTTKC rUlSLaR com plete i s $7^5 f . o . b . Cin c in n a t i , O hio. : - ->T*s =UHrai rE?.S0SHEl - The Ik a n b e rs Works Laundry s t a f f has a "foreman and' seven se n on th e 6:C0 A.K. t o U-.00 P.M. s h i f t and one man on th e k:Q0 P.M. t o 12:00 M idnight!. The wage r a te a t p r e s e n t ie $ 1 .3 7 p e r hour p lu s a $ 3 .0 0 p e r day b o n u s. ` ' The Bound Erook P la n t Laundry has a s t a f f o f a forem an and e le v e n non-, on day s h i f t , s i x se n cn a fte rn o o n s h i f t and two nsen on th e m idM ght s h i f t , woman w orking one s h i f t o f e i g h t houro making n e c e s s a ry garm ent' r e p a i r s . All, a t th e h ir in g r a t e o f $1,035 p e r h o u r f o r 30 dayfc; $1,065 p e r h o u r f o r t h e -BSJXt'69 days, aftfer which th e w ashers 'and c o u atem e n g e t $1.10 p e r h o u r. * * ' .. ' * , tr - -jR The Berdan Coapaxiy's la u n d ry has a forem an a t $71 .0 0 p e r w eek, f i v e women a t $M.0Qt' p e r week, one se a m s tre ss a t $U6.C0 p e r week, a d r i v e r a t $ 6 1 .0 0 p ar. week who c o l l e c t s J * and d e liv e rs th e laundry from th e v ario u s branches and s ta tio n s . , ' - ' ' . T here ap p ears t o be v e ry l i t t l e la b o r tu r n o v e r among th e p la n t la u n d ry worker.^ . ? j. . The av erag e s e r v ic e a t t i e Borden Laundry i s 15 y e a r s , 0 -ye&rs a t th e Chambers Warted'^,.-'V; laundry and 5 years a t th e Bound'Srook P la n t Laundry. . - . ,7 ` h .J l,'5 ^ ^ ' ... >* '*- h AM0LTC OF LAUHDKI FROCggSKP - The G h ssb ers Works Laundry does from 750 t o 050 b u n d le s (p a n ts , s h i r t s , undarw aar, s o c k s , to w e ls , c o v e r a lls and jum pers) p e r day. -C, This is a p p ro x im te ly ,000_piC9S o r about tw o-tone d ry w eig h t. ^ The Bound' of underwear P la n t .Laundry c an av era g e does about 36OO c o v e r a l l s , 7200 s u its . ^ to w e ls p a r 2U .hours,. ' The B o r d ilS H p S s y i s tfc aly <b tfea la u n d r ie s v i s i t e d t h a t f i n i s h e s asy - . * work, th e o t h e r ^ S f i ^ d "rough d ry work.' On th e aver tfeay f lM a h w eekly ^80 "` ' c o a t s , k&0 p a n t s / 200 prems, 12 c a p s , 10,000 to w e ls , 175 m i e n a il , and 75 s h i r t s ; . , In th e Bough Dry el& as, th e d o ily average', o u tp u t 1 1000 coat , 1000- p ast , 00 tew&le t 1 and kQ u n io n a j.ls. LAUHERT PHOdSIglSS There i s , f c o u rs e , s o w v a r i a t i o n i s tfe la u n d ry procedure- . a t th e -m rlo u s la u n d r ie s v i a i t s d , how sver, th s procedur a t th e C h a f e r s Work L aundry,: which is o u tlin e d below, .is ty p ic a l: ' - ' T0 ' 5` r- ,,,.rL, "rndr? b a s s , -vn c o r tn 'r .m g ap p ro x im ate ly 23 b u n d le s, a re re c e iv e d ; ,,w ^ * **** * * * * tlad " * S r t U * - i r r t r t o r , m B B i H l w * . Tbb b . a re r t . c r t i a s i r t l . t o bn rtm o re . t r t d P . - cr. to a n o th e r c rk s r vhc 3nte:re ^ and number on a la u a n iy c ^ f ^ e e t . . F - r a t inn Then csu-ls out p ie :.a s by name ( p a n ts , s h i r t , s e e k s , e c . ; , c ` nan e n te r s on check l i s t . A numbered i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a a f e ty p in ^ ilO oo a sex - o b ta in e d from B. Bonnstenan & Company, Camden, Rev J e r s e y ) , i s p-nne p - e r e o i " " w . C lo tb ss a r . re p a re te d in In m ir, b a a to ta as to m e l M , w l l . Y u n d erv esr, a id s lo b s : p a r t s . s h i r t s , M e. The o lo th e s s re th a t, ashed as f o li o A, C loth es (n o t from dye o p e r a tio n s : _____ Opera+.1an R in se Wash .Suds R in se Rinse R in se R in se ---- -- ---- J. 11 G als, of ! HpO in Washer w 56 . 38 76 76 78 L _ i_ ^ In g re d ie n ts UBod WQtor. P erlite S im plex S im plex W ater Water Water Water t o t . par 100# DryClothe s 8 oz. ' 16 OZ, l6 02. - Temp. . f Water 100^ .-120^ . Running T ir 5 Min. ' 3j60F. 10 Min, . -N , l 60F. '. . ITCPF. - 10 * lkOF. ' - Cold ' Cold . ' -\ B. C lo th es from Dye O p e ra tio n s a re ash ed &s above w ith t h e - s s ^ t io o ^t h a t 12 m V. o f P e r l i t e i a l k a l i 7 I s 'u s e d in s te a d o f B 'o z s, an d _SU s. 8 i* p le * In s te a d of lo ozb. . , ' . - A VC" Greasy and P ein t S tained C lothing: 10 Min; . 5 Min. 5 ..m n, 5 Mim 5 Min r fi*. Hsa! ointbinjg '(Best. fr e a Dya Operations) w i W l a f g a llcM o f wfer ' loo0!1. with m p in t o f Puponol 18 Paste psx 100 lb, o f dry e lo th ss fo r 10 inutM t @nd given two r in s e s w ith 7 g a llo n s ..o f atr a t 1'OO^F t o v 5 slnute . > .' ' g . wool n o t h in g from Is Areas is glvro s a w fcreataant @ <*oto m. xfcre. ash. laundry bag @>r ashed d a ily with wool c lo t h in g ' ` , ` i ' r (T3Qs rOTpomds: P e r l i t e , Sim plex, P e n t r o il and itereO lo id usad - - : in the washing operation are product fro 1 K stosrtam ' .H Co- ~ - - l w York and C h icago, DuPonol- LS Past i s a Bupoat -product. ) _ 'i I^'-!A*'-- > i . 0 b ,i x e i 3ts.n-: Tr^s.-^r." o f CIo-l-V-i?;: A fte r c lo th e s h a re been washed and- wrur.x, 7 a re l e f t in r.o e x tr a c to r ; where approxim ately 40 g allo n s of J..re F.etafdant CH An vnrcni'-n s u lf ar.at= pi odnct made by the DuPont Cosrp&ny) 1.1 Sp. g r : is -,:03. d o * .h f3 sore s e a te d In t h i s s o lu ti o n f o r two m inutes-r^ v r u r r l t d d r ie d . The s v l j i l c n __r. .-o c ev ired ,. b ro u g_h t u.p to ;th e o r i g i n a l s tr e n g th snd reu sed A ll p ie c e s of flam e-c:ren ted c lo th in g a re etemp-ed (3 d ia g o n a l b a r s ) w ith w ater s o lu b le y ello w iy e ( " H t h c s c l" F T ellcw 3 G *>&ote, a dye s ta r c h m ix tu re made by C tan o ers Vicr s D uPjut Cc opa ry T e c h n ic a l L ab o ra to ry and a p p lie d by a ru b b er sta m p )", before they are returned to the areas. This gives area sup erv isio n a check on nen . who a re re q u ir e d t o wear 3ucfc c lo th in g . , . ' S o rtiu p r*d B m d lin g : A Tter c lo th e s have been d r ie d th e y a r e so rte d ^ o n numbered.^ hooks on moveable ra c k s . The rack s axe th e n r o ll e d t c o u tg o in g "bundling" ta b le w b*re;|| each m an's c lo th e s is checked w ith o r ig in a l "check l i s t " , th e n bundled. Bundles a re j* packed in th e Change House Laundry Bags (which have been la u n d e re d ). A fte r ty in g up.' ^ and tin -ta g g in g a carbon copy o f-th e "check l i s t " i s p laced in each bag which is of ' v | value to the change house atten d an ts in handling d is trib u tio n of clo th in g . fs Sharp a r tic le s , such as razo r b led es, l e f t in pockets of d irty clothes p resen ts ^ a s e r io u s h a z a rd . C are must be e x e r c is e d in h a n d lin g la u n d ry p in s . C lo th in g corn ' ' ta m in a te i w ith to x ic a a t o r i a l s such as BetcnaphthylaacLne, B enxol, e t c . , a re r iv e n p'-V^ s p e c ia l tre a tm e n t a t th e L a o c ra to ry b e fo re b e in g s e n t t o th e Laundry. They R ! "" ** kept s e p a ra te and h an d led w ith ru b b er g l v e* ` . * ' . ` .i ; v- Bound Brock P lane Laundry P ro c e d u re : The 'washing o p e r a tio n a t th e Boimd Brook Laundry is very sim ila r zo th a t o u tlin ed above except th a t a l l coverall are gives* t ^ a 1C t o 15 m inute soak in ea a g i t a t e d s o lu tio n o f k pound o f Seda Ash in 80 g a l l o f w a te r a t 150 ? . , r i n s e d , th e n washed f o r 20 m in u te s in 9 oz*. 92$ Armour* S o a p " .v'Js*, Powder in 6o g a llo n s o f w ater a t 150?. in a Boxwood Cascade H ash er, r in s e d , p la c e d in a c e n t r i f u g a l e x t r a c t o r - f o r 20 m inutes aid. d r ie d 20 t o 30 minute in a Sot- Air. i d rier. ' ' y ' v>; The fo llo w in g form ula has been recommended f o r la u n d e rin g work c lo th in g s o ile d w ith grease and grime: ' , ' A-bl's "Use a m ix tu re c o n s is t in g o f 2 p& rte b y w e ig h t o f Sodium M a ta s ilie s t ' t o I o f soap , or & p ex te o f S o d ira M eta sillca tG t o 3 o f soap , and add ; s u f f i c i e n t t o th w h eel t o gi^ d e s ir e d am ount*of s u d s . F o r f l a t work | J , and @ a e o le r e d g o o d s, 3 part b y w eig h t o f soap and 2 p a r ts o f S o d iw .H etaaillom b e. . , ' . ' IESFDL sH M u lf dMMTOTB - The C h a f e r s Works o f th e duPont Cea^aay r e p o r t th a t coveral^H ^B FvtB derveB r on th e average w ithstand 15 t o 20 -washings b e fo re t h e y ' must be r e p l P K * Shi le p ro b a b ly d m t o th ty p e o f cos^pound, en c o u n te re d r a t h e r ^ th a n t o th o p e ra tio n s . The Bound Brook P la n t o f th e C aleo C hem icals D iv is io n h as bound t h a t th e l i f e o f t h e i r c o v e r - a l ls i s 150 w ash in g s; end t h e i r im derw aar, ab o u t 200 w ashings. _v. T o ta l Cost Of Lau n d er i n -< Work C lo th e s - A ccording to Mr. A. . P e a se , Gsrl S u p e rin te n d e n t o f the Bound Brook P la n t Laundry th e t o t a l c o s t (in c lu d in g la b o r , . ' - 2 m a t e r i a l s , rfexx, li g h n , a te a a , w a te r, i n t e r e s t and a m o rtiz a tio n ) o f la u n d e rin g work T -Vi c lo th e s i s $ 0 ,0 3 3 p e r pound o f d ry c l o th e s . The c o s t o f la b o r ad m t e r i s l ls i s o n ly $0.C l6 p e r pound o f dry c lo th s Ttea b e s t p r ic e t h a t co u ld be o b ta in e d f r e s o u ts id e lo c a l la u n d ry was $0.00 p e r pound dry c lo th e s . , . /.l `x--"iQS Mr. V. H. K ite, Fop&maxi, o f th Chambers Work Lsmsdry report th at th tcrfc&l y c o s t, Including a l l d ir e c t and in d irect charges m about $0/03`per of drj ' We vers unable* to eecure the cost, per pound of work c lo th e s laundered s t the Seat !.:ev York Laundry oi Borden's Taix Products, however, h-*sre are the prices cb-irgcd x tha various departaonte having work done. . ' * SOUGH E..-.Y WORE C o a ts ......... R e n ts ...........'............. Towels . . .................... Rags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Union-All ............. Machine Cover , . . . . . . Dish Cloths ............... Pulrer Bags . . . . . . . . 0.395 0.10 ymiSHSD WORE . * ' *v -* > D rivers' S h irts . . . ie<*9Q4 0eIX 4*' / . Overalls . . . . . . . . . . T w s li 0#*# eo4ee trd 0 e3 ' Xurees ' Uniforms . . Doctors' Coats . . . . Union-Alls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . 1k , 0 j! C L .U S _I 0 S S > At a l l p o in t s v i s i t e d t h e r e w as g e n e ra l agreaffiBirt t h a t i t " was '''good b u s in e s s " t o provide work c l o t h e s and uhdHrwe&r t o employees on Jobe which involved espoeure to to x ir and i r r i t a n t a?a.terials o r p a r tic u la r ly d i r t y Jobe in v o lv in g o i l , g u a n a * . grist? nd s o o t . I t w as a l s o g e n e ra lly a g reed t h a t a p la n t la u n d ry p ro p e rly e q u ip p e d avd o p e r a te d wsb p. p r o f i t a b l e in v estE en t w h ich insured t h a t work r io th e r would be p r o p e r ly la u n d r ie d und n a in tu in sd . ROY S . BOK.dlP.. !l 4 : H In d u strial 'Stand.vri Cir Corps ny T C .) 3C Rc<-.::c.fe iit'-r P i e r a Haw.'/crh 20, K,T.. _ January 23tn ; 19^8