Gloves: Dos and Don’ts

• Gloves protects hands from spills and splashes.
• Appropriate resistant gloves must be worn when handling chemicals, biological or radioactive materials.
• DO NOT wear gloves when touching skin, and handling non-lab equipment.

• DO NOT touch door handles with gloves on, instead do one of the following:
  • Use “One Glove” Technique: hold sample with gloved hand while using your non-gloved hand to use the door handle when moving between lab space
  • Or Place sample in secondary container or on a cart so gloves are not required to be worn in order to transfer samples between lab spaces.
• Always check gloves for holes or damage before using them.
• Most chemically resistant gloves, especially lightweight disposables, are combustible. Keep hands well away from unprotected flames or other high temperature heat sources.
• ALWAYS wash hands after removing gloves
• Dispose of contaminated gloves properly, and do not reuse disposable gloves.
• Glove guides can be used to determine glove resistance to different chemicals.