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water, in large 800-pound loads, and were dried at hot
temperatures. This laundering process would remove most of the
stains, but the process was detrimental to the fabric.
Clean room garments were removed from service and replaced
for physical reasons such as: (1) The garment did not meet the
customer’s requirements; (2) the garment had some physical damage
or defect that was caused by the customer; (3) the condition of
the garment was deteriorated beyond the normal wear and tear;
(4) the garment failed to meet quality assurance testing; or
(5) the garment had a manufacturing defect. Also, garments were
destroyed by the customer for safety reasons when biohazardous
chemicals were spilled on them.
Reasons, other than physical stress to the garment, that a
garment would be removed from service include: (1) A decrease in
a customer’s manpower, (2) a customer’s going out of business or
becoming bankrupt, (3) normal turnover in a customer’s employees,
(4) a change in an employee’s size, (5) a change in a customer’s
identifying color or image, (6) a canceled contract or the
contract term expired, (7) a customer changed to a newer fabric,
or (8) a customer’s requirements changed.
A garment that was taken out of service was usually sent to
one of petitioner’s supply rooms for evaluation. Damaged
garments might be repaired and placed back in service or could be
used pursuant to another contract. Generally, garments withdrawn
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