Have you ever had the misfortune to find a hair in your food? Most of us can unfortunately answer “Yes” to that unsavory experience. That hair probably did not make you sick, but it could certainly ruin a meal or discourage you from ever buying the product that contained the...
Posts tagged: sanitary
Don’t Throw In The Towel! How to Encourage PPE Compliance in the Workplace
You’re constantly reminding your employees to wear the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their jobs, but sometimes you feel like you’re talking to a brick wall. Some may be noncompliant because of job fatigue, a lack of knowledge, or discomfort with the provided PPE. Others may rationalize or feel...
Glove Chemical Resistance Chart
This chemical resistance chart is for advisory use only. Conditions, exposure times, chemical concentrations and residues may effect glove performance. It is strongly advised that on-site testing of all gloves is important to determining safe usage. Chemical Resistance Latex Nitrile Vinyl Acetaldehyde, 99.5% Recommended Limited Use Not Recommended Acetic Acid Recommended...
Gloves In Plant Sanitation
The Roles of Safety Gloves The glove plays different roles in plant sanitation, which includes personal hygiene. It can protect hands from injury and protect food from hands. They are used in production, cleaning and sanitizing, warehouse operations and other applications depending upon the type of food being processed. Are...
Why Use Different Color Gloves?
Segmenting areas of a lab by color of disposable glove can ensure lab workers don't cause cross-contamination by moving from one area to another. Working with one material then going to a different area is a potentially hazardous action that can cause cross-contamination in the lab. The supervisors/safety inspectors can...