Watching an operator recently taking off his spray gloves - I could not believe my eyes! He removed them just as most of us would. He pulled the left one off with his gloved right hand and then pulled the right one off with his bare left hand, getting all the chemical onto his hand. This kind of defeats the reason for wearing gloves to protect you from spray materials?

Well, that wasn't anything compared to the sprayman that removed one glove and then removed the other one by pulling with his teeth because he did not want to get the chemicals on his bare hand!

The simple and correct method to do this is:

• Wash your gloved hands first to remove chemical residue from the gloves.
• Remove the gloves without getting the material on our hands.
• Finally, wash our hands again.

Washing the gloves also preserves them as it removes the chemical residue that otherwise would dry on the surface and possibly crack and deteriorate the glove material.

Try This Simple Test

Have your operator remove their gloves as if they were finished spraying.

Did they follow the steps above?

If not! Remind your personnel to follow these simple steps. Consider taking pictures and post them for easy viewing. They tend to forget what they have been taught and need periodic reminders on all safety practices. That's all part of WPS - Worker Protection Standards and safe spraying.

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