Causes of Damage to Clothing

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Occupational Group 12: Men in the Building Trade.

DAMAGE		CLOTHING AFFECTED
		Protective		Outer		Underwear		Footwear
		1.		2.		3.		4.
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1.	Abnormal Dirt	192	35.5	194	35.8	104	19.2	140	25.9
2.	Abnormal Perspiration	74	13.7	76	14.0	81	14.9	90	16.6
3.	Abnormal Wear & Tear	435	80.4	446	82.4	211	39.0	404	74.7
4.	Burning	35	6.5	27	4.99	11	2.0	28	5.2
5.	Corrosion	154	28.5	151	27.9	62	11.5	162	29.9
6.	Cuts & Abrasions from Metal Swarf	4	.7	4	.7	-	-	5	.9
7.	Cuts & Abrasions from other causes	103	19.0	110	20.3	26	4.8	90	16.6
8.	Dust & Metal Fillings	25	4.6	25	4.6	10	1.8	23	4.3
9.	Humidity	3	.6	3	.6	1	.2	2	.4
10.	Odour	2	.4	2	.4	-	-	1	.2
11.	Oil, Grease & Soluble Oils	81	14.9	76	14.0	19	3.5	67	12.4
12.	Weather	208	38.4	197	36.4	15	2.8	211	39.0
13.	Wetness	37	6.8	34	6.3	3	.6	46	8.5
14.	Other damage	12	2.2	11	2.0	3	.6	12	2.2
	(541=100%)

Abnormal Dirt. Handling bricks, mortar and concrete, sand, loam, etc.: working on demolitions under bombed conditions: kneeling on roofs and floors: when unloading lorries etc.: when draining: from the mud in foundations.

Abnormal Perspiration. Carrying heavy loads and hods and from climbing: feet perspire excessively when wearing wellingtons. Sweating is worse in hot weather.

Abnormal Wear and Tear. When working in bombed houses and strengthening shelters: from friction of constant movement, bending, stretching, stooping, carrying hods and heavy loads, lifting rough timber and stones: climbling scaffolding, working in awkward positions, lying on cement and concrete flooring: catching on machinery: continual washing is very hard wearing on cloths.

Burning: by sparks from blow lamps etc.

Corrosion. From coming in contact with lime and cement: doing maintenance work in acid factories.

Cuts and Abrasions. When climbing through ducting: laying water mains: on rough edges of bricks being carried: clothes get ripped on projecting masonry, rough edges of bricks, kneeling on rough surfaces: catching on bits of machinery, nails, iron, wire, timber; shoes are cut by lathes when working sideways on roofs.

Dust. From demolition work: from rough concrete etc.

Oil, Grease and Soluble Oils. When putting grease to loosen concrete: when sharpening tools, from fresh paint work.

Weather. Working outside in all weather, without overcoats, frequent changes of clothing are needed: remarks that bad quality wellingtons do not keep out the damp.

Wetness. Clothing gets wet when mixing damp sand and concrete, and working with wet cement.

Other. In climbing about, the end of scaffolding tears clothes.

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