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tear, or a route change occurred, the tag would be replaced and
bear the placed-in-service date from the original tag.
Petitioner maintained a garment tracking system. The
garment control list was used by delivery personnel to quantify
and verify the number of garments being picked up, processed, and
delivered. The garment control list did not provide information
on what happened to particular garments other than the driver’s
notes regarding items that were damaged. Even for garments with
bar codes, the data for the garment tracking system were
incomplete because some bar codes fell off, were illegible, or
were mutilated.
Garments Withdrawn From Service
The removal of garments and dust control items from service
was a continuous process. Garments and dust control items could
be removed from service for a physical reason or for a reason
other than physical stress to the garment.
Industrial garments were withdrawn from service for physical
reasons that included garments with paint, torn garments,
garments with cuffs cut off, pants cut into shorts, sleeves cut
off shirts, garments with pockets ripped off, and garments with
graffiti. Certain industries such as roofers, carpet layers,
plumbers, and welders were very hard on the garments and garments
were often heavily soiled and stained. The heavily soiled and
stained garments were washed in harsh chemicals, in extremely hot
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