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Fig. 5

From: Survival of Staphylococcus aureus on the outer shell of fire fighter turnout gear after sanitation in a commercial washer/extractor

Fig. 5

ASTM E2274 compliant laundry tumbler. A laundry tumbler that conforms to ASTM E2274–09 and simulates the washing of fabric swatches in top-loading automatic washing machines. The tumbler has six 1 L jars that are removable for sterilization. a The swatches are inserted (two swatches shown) into turnout gear fabric that is wrapped around a small metal spindle which is then placed in the jar with sanitizer. b The jars are placed inside the laundry tumbler and rotated at 60 rpm for the prescribed time

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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673