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My years in cleanrooms and a postdoc in a shared appointment in biochemistry have taught me to see gloves as contamination distributors. It's literally not oka
by Cd00d 7y ago
My years in cleanrooms and a postdoc in a shared appointment in biochemistry have taught me to see gloves as contamination distributors.
It's literally not okay to be wearing gloves in a chemistry/biochemistry building when you push an elevator button.
- mindslight 7y agoPresumably that doesn't mean people forgo gloves in the lab though, right? The point is you get them dirty, and then you take them off.
- mirimir 7y agoYou don't just "take them off". You carefully pull them off, inside out. And then dispose of them, as hazardous waste.
- mirimir 7y agoYes, of course you remove and trash gloves to avoid contamination. I did biochemistry for years. We wore gloves to protect proteins in samples from our proteases, and to protect ourselves from radionuclides. When I labeled stuff with mCi levels of I-125, I worked in a fume hood, behind lead bricks, wearing a lead apron, and three layers of PVC gloves. But I always tossed the gloves before leaving the work area. And usually I'd put on fresh gloves before removing the lead apron. That wouldn't be workable day to day. You'd probably go through 50-100 gloves per day, doing it right.
- rayhendricks 7y agoI worked in biotech manufacturing with biohazards. 50-100 gloves/person/10hr day is about right.