Note 7 — Chapter I · INTRODUCTION: HOW WOMEN INSPECTORS CAME, AND WHAT THEY CAME TO DO
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“Fencing” is a term used but not defined in the Factory Act, in Section 10 of 1901. Under this section, guards, automatic as well as fixed, are required for dangerous machinery. Other dangerous parts—e.g., “mill gearing”—if not safe by position must be securely fenced.