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and kept away from all flames ami electric 

 ing. The floors and walls nearby should be pro- 

 d by metal lining. All precautions should be 

 taken, first, to prevent the possibility of a fire's 

 starting; second, to provide for immediate and 

 effective fighting of any fire which may start ; th 

 to train the workers in the storeroom as to their 

 Juries in case of fire. If possible, the storeroom 

 should be equipped with a sprinkler system, and 

 the material and the bins so disposed that all parts 

 or" rhe stores can be reached by the sprinkler water. 



Lighting the Storeroom. It is usually impossi- 

 ble to have good daylight for all parts of the 

 storeroom, but artificial lighting should be pro- 

 vided to enable the storekeeper and his assistants 

 to do their work in any part of the stockroom 

 rapidly and with certainty. If possible, the light- 

 ing should be arranged to reach into the recesses 

 of the drawers, bins, and other containers. If this 

 cannot be done, convenient portable lights should 

 be provided for this purpose. 



No Admission to the Storeroom Except on 

 Business. As mentioned before, the storeroom 

 should be completely shut off from the rest of the 

 plant and all loitering in it prohibited. Only those 

 uho are duly authorized should be allowed inside 

 the enclosure. The storekeeper is properly held 

 responsible for all the material in his care, and 

 onK jch a restriction can this responsibility 



be justly placed upon him. 



