Ventilation and humidity in textile mills and factories / by Cecil H. Lander.

  • Lander, Cecil H. (Cecil Howard), 1881-
Date:
1914
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Ventilation and humidity in textile mills and factories / by Cecil H. Lander. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    certificate in writing from the Inspector of the District, if it is shown to his satisfaction that the roof-windows are so placed, or are so shaded by adjacent buildings, that the direct rays of the sun can never impinge upon them at any time during any day; which certificate shall be kept attached to the General Register. 9. In every humid shed and in every dry shed the arrangements for ventilation shall be such that at no time during working hours shall the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air in any part of the shed exceed the limit specified below for that shed, namely— / parts by volume of carbon di- for humid sheds eight j oxide per 10,000 parts of air for dry sheds eleven ] in excess of the proportion in \ the outside air at the time. Provided that— (1) during any period in which it is necessary to use gas or oil for lighting purposes, and (2) before the end of the dinner-hour on any day in which gas or oil has been so used, it shall be sufficient compliance with this Regulation if means of ventilation sufficient to secure observance of the above requirement during daylight are maintained in full use and in efficient working order. 10. In every humid shed erected after 2nd February, 1898, sufficient and suitable cloak-room or cloak-rooms shall be provided for the use of all persons employed therein, and shall be ventilated and kept at a suitable temperature. In every humid shed and dry shed to which the above provision does not apply and in which a suitable and sufficient cloak-room is not provided, suitable and sufficient accommodation within the shed shall be provided for the clothing of all persons employed, within a reasonable distance of the place of employment and consisting of a sufficient number of pegs, not less than one for each person