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expended in seeing that all parts are so built and placed as to be 

 easily accessible for cleaning. For instance, cyclones which as de- 

 signed by the makers could be readily cleaned, have sometimes been 

 so installed that effective cleaning was almost impossible. All parts 

 should be accessible for scrubbing, as hose or steam alone can not be 

 depended upon. Care should be exercised to avoid as far as possible 

 all unnecessary angles resulting from careless lapping or matching 

 of parts. Rounded corners can be used at times to great advantage. 



THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. 



An inspection of the equipment of some plants often discloses a 

 striking lack of cleaning apparatus, such as water taps, hose, scrub 

 brushes, and brooms. There should be adequate hose facilities for 

 quickly and effectively flushing out machinery and floors. Three or 

 four lines of hose and connections conveniently placed are none too 

 many for an average canning factory. Many factories now have 

 water connections by faucet or short hose within ready reach of each 

 peeler. Such an arrangement allows each worker to clean quickly 

 her own part of the equipment. 



A steam hose also should be available. Some persons, however, 

 have been inclined to put too much faith in the efficacy of the steam 

 hose. If intelligently used on machinery that already has been 

 properly scrubbed, it does excellent work in cleaning out loose ma- 

 terial from crevices and in sterilizing and heating the metal parts 

 so as to produce quick drying. For cutting out mold and slime on 

 broad surfaces, however, a steam hose usually is insufficient. The 

 average workman is likely to use it for too short a time and on too 

 limited an area. 



An ample supply of brushes — not simply one or two — should be 

 readily available. The water-soaked brooms used in some factories 

 should be replaced by stable brushes with stiff, split-rattan or steel- 

 wire bristles. For cleaning wet floors such brushes are easier to use 

 than brooms and are far more effective, as they cut the dirt and slime. 

 The hand brushes also should be of some stiff material which will not, 

 after being used a few times, become water-logged and mat down 

 and simply glide over the surface without loosening the slime. 

 Painter's triangles for reaching into and scraping difficult corners 

 also have been found helpful. One or more flashlights would be of 

 service for inspection and for working in obscure places. 



USE OF EQUIPMENT. 



After an adequate cleaning equipment has been installed a well- 

 systematized plan of operation must be put into effect. Each work- 

 man should have an active part in this system. The most effective 

 method for cleaning the floors is to assign three or four active men to 



