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opening of the fleece, or, if it be not in the fleece, the opening out for looking over 

 or classing or other purposes. 



"DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS. 



" 1. No alpaca, Pelitan, Cashmere, Persian, or camel hair shall be opened except 

 " (a) after steeping in water, or 

 " (b) at the washbowl, or 

 " (c) over an efficient opening board. 



"For the purpose of this rule no opening board shall be considered efficient 

 unless. . . . (definition to be settled after conference between Her Majesty's 

 Factory Inspectors, the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, and the Trades and Labour 

 Council). 



" 2. All badly-damaged wool or hair, fallen fleeces, and skin, wool or hair of all 

 kinds named in Rule 1 shall be opened by an experienced man in the manner 

 prescribed in Rule 1, and damped with a disinfectant, and then washed without 

 being willowed. 



" 3. Every bale of Van mohair shall be steeped in water before being opened. 



"4. No alpaca, Pelitan, Cashmere, Persian, camel hair or mohair shall be 

 willowed except in a separate room provided with an efficient exhaust fan so arranged 

 as to draw the dust away from the workmen and prevent it from entering the air of 

 the room. 



"No wool or hair shall be stored in a willeying-room. 



" The floor of every such room shall be sprinkled daily with a disinfectant solution 

 and swept immediately after sprinkling. 



"The walls and ceilings of every such room shall be limewashed at least once a 

 year and swept down at least once a mouth. 



"5. The dust collected by the willows or other dust- extracting machines and 

 from the opening boards shall be discharged into properly-constructed receptacles, 

 and not into the open air. This dust shall be removed at least once a week. 



" 6. Suitable provision shall be made for keeping the clothing and food of all 

 persons who are employed in the warehouse, or in any room in which is carried on 

 willeying, 6r opening, or any other process through which the wool or hair passes 

 before being washed. 



"7. No person having any open cut or sore upon any part of the body shall be 

 employed in a place specified in Rule 6. 



"8. No person shall be allowed to prepare or partake of any food in a place 

 specified in Rule 6 or in a carding-room. 



"9. Sufficient and suitable washing convenience shall be provided for all persons 

 employed in the places specified in Rule 6. 



"The washing conveniences shall comprise soap, nail-brushes, and towels, and at 

 least one washhand basin for every five persons employed as above, each basin being 

 fitted with a waste-pipe and having a constant supply of water laid on. 



11 10. Requisites for treating scratches and slight wounds shall be kept on hand. 



"DUTIES OF PERSONS EMPLOYED. 



"11. If, on opening a bale, any fallen fleeces or damaged material is discovered, 

 the person opening the bale shall report the discovery immediately to the foreman. 



"12. Any person employed in a place specified in Rule 6 and having an open 

 cut or sore upon any part of the body shall immediately report the fact to the 

 foreman. 



" 13. No clothing or food shall be kept in any place specified in Rule 6. 



