Reference for Tahorot 10:3

הַבַּדָּדִין וְהַבּוֹצְרִין, כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִכְנִיסָן לִרְשׁוּת הַמְּעָרָה, דַּיּוֹ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, צָרִיךְ לַעֲמֹד עֲלֵיהֶן עַד שֶׁיִּטְבֹּלוּ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אִם טְהוֹרִין לָהֶן, צָרִיךְ לַעֲמֹד עֲלֵיהֶם עַד שֶׁיִּטְבֹּלוּ. אִם טְמֵאִים לָהֶן, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לַעֲמֹד עֲלֵיהֶם עַד שֶׁיִּטְבֹּלוּ:

Regarding olive press workers and olive harvesters, once he [the owner of the olive press] brings them into the area of the cave [containing a <i>mikvah</i> for ritual immersion], that is sufficient [for him to assume that they immersed themselves and their vessels, and are all pure], according to Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yose says: he must stand over them until they immerse. Rabbi Shimon says: if they consider them [themselves and the vessels requiring immersion] to be pure, he must stand over them until they immerse; but if they consider them impure, he does not have to stand over them until they immerse.

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