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FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1928 Sept DOC#: GE070 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Bridgeport, CT Factory Report . 1 ^ ^ * $ -lu^ ' ! ; W S :$fe ' lepfc.ehi' ft* 382S yffir* - <;., -; . . . . . '. .1 'By' - 'P i ; \ fc%ra8fefiwgMf&.!-.-... 4&da# Vf -V**-- v -- ; ' yi -;i -. S n n.i|U'4^8rwto;. -{:, ^\ ->..' , *' &., 'is S & ^ i 'ik pfi^^''Sf ;; . -iim.^irjitLi '8 ^ * * '* ^ ittj ' i , i l i re usag treadlesj no r'est far stier poi Jhe tredi'e 1sesy and- - V ' * .fchey ara iatrodnetng il tri bea. Ughi 1 god, dir fair* All ot th btilrtilera a ri (DiBg deagn. 6-mhpioyjtit IO neh.' ' ' ' &m4 1 roojanit for fnahlng imd ooafcing, Temilipii oinis; as nt, . thar ara .gOdftopds pisi be' lacjjur worit tfcdb i l tnp. by adent e'v.en girla- atei*' n? night girl* poiieblng, fth-itthiiet.. -400*11* tt s^raiif# m *-8fce'*9''* laratory luta sa! r th best type, paper- towilsj brat no- eoap 'Sater closata are geodi but no luche, 3hl olosfc' room ha tp be Kept looked bobsuse -copte hspgrin th open '* J U '$!r! ire noi ;ii$jr ii iiiii rOt', tli'r il'jte tt^'i'W.'ffP^ ' . yji'ae foot paia. 'Che light refleota froo -th .notai parts, tfaki;ij.s\giire,.''- Ferhp One darle! bauli Support arata .and elbwi bara iblea tranen are oli 'day ifijric, tboeo lit io i -on group indentIt! Share 1 Tery Utile-I pleoi rnrlc now, about 66^ bra an group lnoantlra In 30 fi tbe vonenbare ten mixtutea pbusa morning and afternoon, tbe period* being iteggereu', atertlng at -9il5 A. It. 51 A* Sbere I t good light and a ir here, non employed on screw manias and plating and bright dipping. Suellant t n Shaft!and exhausts She sbafts ATI Tsrtical and the hpenlae la Just abort the rim of Hie acid tanlc, about 3 .lashes I t worba better then the elantiag ones eoae of which ara .etlll here / . I l l &usts pVerjW* (qppifo t&t f e l ^ i ;aatl a0id3 w iil be of 4hft hew kind*- - ' ; x.; = ./ ^ ' .. . y\$/i ; .:<./; vt*. *. ?'<$. vA * $t> --eiiiruti i -bib-J&# dkfra'bhgfcge- nd cyanides, rbi the -accidnt ih-Sobensatadj-.* s~ v ... '- ;tf -aa iybM ib-W rini iko$ ; ,i ^ i : ^ m :felai^`^b. lM is small ^ods under oover:wears respirato? s a i l va &:mall s^iaise rot . ^ a td r 'haraeain i f Mi .efo-cornili, ''rbde'd- #ib<p > * . s " * . / ' ; : ,* > . \ v ' V>" ^ " \ M ^ > \ # ` .. pf ventilation, nn. carries o ff th- fumea throughpipes from, tie furnace and tie other from the front of tie hood In ordir to btoli futte' from th ldie' 32 A* i& Sseys that they use stesa to "neutralise" the lueguer in 'the fine pits h$4' dito old fume's, 1 tbiy ere carried off* This' l i be&t'e .of possible .btfpllht freni .people living near the pianti'- th potisi tanks end' hot water tanks-re e ll covered and no steam esoapea, . so A. Both te a aid g in s here, some of tie' latter ait oh a platfbia three feet above tie floor in wooden chairs, .not' bad but not adjustable She hot work washing and. baking, IS at the end by the window, There are some women on punch presses.' These are mature women, strong looking',-" the ' ' ' - ' - -*< -.' presses sare mbstly- net .high, there are foot rests and good 6afety.4 ey.ices. in packing, the women must he' on their feet but th% are given hairs'' The pause is given to these wwen*wbo are oh group work, for the. a&me^easch that gives i t to women on the conveyor system, namely to control evenness of work or to reliev e machine work whioh is too tiring. The selection depends partly on whether i t is undesirable to have g irle eat on their job, the great majority come to the plant'without breakfast or with a scanty breakfast, and they eat in the course of the morning. Practically a ll u tilise the ten minute * ^ pause to eat their bvfc&Efaat. bout 60;1 have i t now, 9 26 c is packing* 9 C. low benches with chairs fairly good, foot rest a board under the bench. The -benches run across the room. This is determined by the else of Sis' -3- the g # i s . i f the goods%i&re %'|'g the' . 4-. >, : -.>; gijris hre 7pui?Si on p>..yitajs#8 to lunch at their bench.,. \.,,SV a-#*.* gin; ' a*hi ;ia-$g-p*ftdg4y, s y s t e m , ' . -' Siitrite.s, vail Mjus.tpdj thera'nre foot rests'-snd panapt..;-;ln_o^';;|o r^ r by . the wiMow grtwni .flint, i t nisei; jtot oai-j* A sh e's I t # itb ,^ e it: 6arej. . ttjgiiis. ust i t , pfcj^ i f t l r ifi>' i i `& v|R if i:'ttftiU - There is 6 duet* They .Use Mod tut It i s already out. The rest room it now .open, a ll the time, It i t large, nicely furnished, wltft&las rattan furniture, .curtains and.shades, lire. BtrUf^/.is.yin charge, it 1300 girls and ther'e :dte two note In adt t aj l . toto lu lls. th in te.it ip .sufficient,. .fie a4ys a ll cases of heat osbdu^tion go to .the dis pensary* g irls rtio asjc to li e down are allowed to, but must he- reported to the dispensary* i t the other end'is a lunch room with table's, used.woruitg and afternoon and at the noon hour, firs* Barney says there are three rest rooms.- In SB S for o ffice g ir ls. In 4 c and 30 6 for factory :girls, ami a ; ' V - >s."-;r i'- -y. v . small pns in ,33 s for -warehouse g irls . In. the. re s t periods, t o s t i r i s Sat s' lunch, The email room is her own, She.sheds another Cjoi. l a s t mrnnar she' had to use both cots and the settees of the sd;tt.lng-rodit.teid tte f ^ d s n o t enough. This same room needs also either a larger window in the outer wall or 'ventilation through the windows into the rest rope, which could be made to open down, fibs needs an electric pad and three more reciting chairs In the rest room. The women are often very tired, She hours are seven t i l l fiv e, with one hour off at noon, and five hours Saturday* In 4 C she needs an electric pad and the same change in the window. Both are also zneded in 8 B for office girls. She mates a very good impression. . .b^fetitfia dfc provide a cpfee, inilfc#r atifi^r^aka .j^nAwic^ii ^-.$>0* Ja&fr ay* ofc4 fc*Ca$$i armSi ',%t^Sfc't. i|^ ' a carried o.ff*,,; jhidey Jfc i^ylor'a dirbo$i&ns m ilk ,id chfecoldte hi#, kerrid free * ^ of >t * . * . . . . .. s.o.Bit';fcwifle .a 'iday^io .20. *' $o % * 6 ' . { women*. , .* * v. . > .. . s' $p 'Teylor* Bo Bab f i t ttMiwi of Oil .lesions .and ttiiakS t&ByV&jre 11 duo .W saad oOap Bo suys- that, opst surgeons use tetanus ,teti-t.oijM fpr ; ^tadtfU tiiig.^uuisi bdt ha dobs' now fig pro-rokao blbSdifcg;-'uses' djerefarpchrome % * k ' - ` *' - ' ' and keep the wound ppen with, surgical ilk . The lubricating o il bare 1 . treated with uulpho-naphthOl, 3h rubber department la ouch changed. Rubber la now .deliyarfi/^rsudy. S s' .* . compounded and almost no litharge in used* They nay bate bo'use behzbl on the sine of '^ 0 sunshine laap, SO E- A few girds are soldering .here* They hare hoods.. The .chairs .are old. The powder is piaster of. Paris sad su itin g * 'not soapsto^ne. Sine' chloride is-th e flux used in soldering but they expect to do away with solder and use brazing, which is done by machine tended by one man. The room, is .ho|>: . . . . ai-R.-' group incentive is used here, SO women ih`each .group.* .She- Chairs .she old,''1here are tan* poor postures and poor seating. There are/spiel&s in front of the machines tp keep the hair from catching and the o il from spurting out, dome women are using treadles, the chairs are rather high, old style and no foot rests. The air is only fa ir , 1 C* Cool and not crowded. The chairs are old, no foot' res.ts. They use solder here and sins chloride behind a. g la ss screen. S3 g irls on .machines here might bare elbow re s ts for the edges of the pans are sharp. They are wbI I guraded against accident, but they have no foot re s ts and the chairs are poor* The machines for tax or re s in are good. > '- 4*5** 26 C B > Winihjg roomj thed wanenVsnd afeut JSatp ar#'dpiftly wgtfdhi# a$afe&iptf'*i&.ft*vr litfele, 6 $ , &io. a il h* 6M> 8teta is driven lato tfee room 4g$r* ai, ope&;t,aska <9f x . c l e i , ju t fed ,n$w but When they s.tr-t i t up la n .moraig ia f^h^ere^feai and sometimes during the day* There can fee ad bond beota?;.the .fi-re estinguiait.- ing apparatus has -to fee just above . S ii'to eight are. mpitabd -r# th is end* 25 G. ils o atchine winding', bt h&Ve* terlai is n stesa. .About th seas number &s In' the f ir s t room. 25 C. There is an odor o f gasolene as ohe enters from the corridor. . ' > . . This lb the fan motor d iv isio n under Baldwin, making a lec r.efrigeta:$pr hardr .ware and-sun lamps There 'ere soldering ta ttle * 2 j Inches in dlsta'ter. and resin In alcohol as a fitta, tin*y fan opposi*te the wo*rk*er draws *t*he smoke * , away, so sino chloride used. There are old chairs and new, foot re s ts fairly - good, bout 85' g irls . The odor of gasolene comes from two tanks of naphtha asphalt and two palls of naphtha a t the' end of the room* The soldering Of shading coils Is hooded and there is a fan beside the operator. This Is needed because maty ore soldered ,&t a tine Is jz&ks mre smoke. 25 P, assemble and te s t room. For desk fans. This i t stsi.* room, where special lacquer i s sprayed on. The exhausts are'good, there is no trouble. 3 3* Carbon tetrachloride in a tank with water On top to keep t i r ? the fumes from escaping is used to wash p a rts . They cannot use papotha, i t is too near to heat. The washing is automatic under a long hood, then the p arts go into a water tank with an eleotrio current, then Oaklte, which , * v-yis potash, then hot water, and then drying. I t is a ll enclosed and no odor \sr * ! 1I *w J 1 esoapee nor even steam. These parts go to the sprayers of enamel end the baking oven* which are beside the open door. I t Is baking enamel, not pyroxylin. There are no fumes, the exhausts are good, Buffing is done -6- :ia Baldwin'a depMtneat 350 are men, 125 vomji. Mr;. .t jfiweft.pra1's'f .h a t, aen. d.i.sp-..layed*i . d=&fs& aiiAyt&^'.-SOoi-.oisd'A. \ $& # H; os.saa i* -Mr* Bittittg oft. high <ehairi 'c^triS'he^ isjrtn^ . . .. ' - %iHr ;/ e&eh pressure-.of the trie&dlei Soldering is dona watt* h Mod. Slid fc^tfie- is about' 6 V i s inches, A man does i i . . 5 p |p o 1 ^ .^ th . Sphiluii and wire* under S. ? . .Powali, *;.#$?&*. tpak'iaih^ptuM About. $ o..shilled * " * i b i i frlndiftg tod copper braiding. Share ere 50 they efcand..sil. day, - They ere said to hart chairs, Vat I saw none. $ m. 10 is goodi pi bompseitiQu end where i t is jdippery there are .wooden pistforne. There is suaeix hdise and vibration. She night shift is a ll men. I t Is a nine hoar .day and. ne. morning or. afternoon pause in Powell*s division 3 A. V fc - .v % '/.* ' > S .S | ' w - ' * ~ ' dhp&ftoaat* Ho cptsphanding n djt$s, only and o? reclaimed rubber are worked up together, fflie room is rei^jsidiinbj,. there in l i t t l e d u st, the air i s c le a r. -One half- of the ro h a ih i|ie;thhij^ departasnt and over each tubing machine, which is closed when working, there Is a hood fo r suotion. Vulcanising i s done in pans in horisontal autoclaves. There is an elaborate dust reaoval systeh. De*panalng a fte r vulcanisation is enclosed so as to keep the dust from escaping. The .. wire i s drawn out by a machine and the dust is drawn out at the top of the enclosure which is a c e ll about fij- by S by .5 fe e t. She pans are then cleaned of soap stone by a great Taouua cleaner..