If you work in the food, healthcare or cleaning industry, or manage the facilities at any large organisation today, then you already know how important it is to maintain a clean and hygienic environment at work.
If you work in the food, healthcare or cleaning industry, or manage the facilities at any large organisation today, then you already know how important it is to maintain a clean and hygienic environment at work. More so today, with the world still in the grip of a pandemic. In this scenario, merely keeping the workplace and equipment clean isn’t enough. You also have to ensure the highest quality of hand hygiene among all staff dealing with food preparation, health care, cleaning services and more. While hand washing is ideal, in a hectic work environment it is not possible to have workers washing their hands every 5 minutes. This is where disposable gloves come in.
Using disposable gloves at the workplace has some clear benefits.
- Gloves act like a barrier, preventing the spread of germs from one hand to another or from an infected surface to the hand.
- They save time, as they can be put on and taken off in the space of a few seconds.
- Food handlers can protect their hands from strong odours and spices with the use of gloves.
- Cleaning staff using disposable gloves are able to protect their hands from the effects of harsh chemicals and cleaning products
- Activities like handling the cash till and taking out the garbage can expose a worker’s hands to a variety of germs, which can all be prevented with the use of disposable gloves.
- You can differentiate different tasks by colour to prevent cross-contamination. For instance, staff preparing food could wear white disposable gloves, those serving customers could wear blue, while those who are cleaning and taking out garbage could be given black disposable gloves.
While buying disposable gloves for your employees or workforce, you would be faced with a variety of options. Here are some considerations to keep in mind:
Latex Gloves
Being made of rubber, latex gloves are 100% natural and bio-degradable. They are also very comfortable to wear and highly resistant to harsh chemicals as well as high temperatures. You can choose between powdered and powder-free latex gloves. Powdered latex gloves are easier to put on and also provide a better grip, though some people dislike the feeling of talc on their hands. Due to their high degree of tactile sensitivity, latex gloves are popular with healthcare workers.
Vinyl Gloves
A synthetic alternative to latex gloves, vinyl gloves are cheaper and a better option for those with latex allergies. Also available in powdered and powder-free variants, vinyl gloves offer a looser fit. They are most suitable for tasks that don’t need a high degree of sensitivity to touch, such as cleaning.
Polyethylene Gloves
The cheapest variety of disposable gloves, polyethylene gloves are often used where high touch sensitivity is not needed and the turnover of gloves is high. They are not recyclable or bio-degradable.
All these types of gloves can be bought in a variety of colours, so you can differentiate wearers as per activity, location etc. to reduce any risk of cross-contamination. You could have the entire cleaning staff wearing black disposable gloves, and the food preparation staff wearing blue or white gloves, as an example.
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