South Dakota Wearing Disposable Gloves Responsibly Poster

Wearing Disposable Gloves Responsibly 	
South Dakota Office of Health Protection 	
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Food Code Fact Sheet #6 	
Disposable glove us e in food processing 
perations is becoming a necessity. 
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gloves have been reported to cause 
Hands must be carefully 
washed with soap and  e suitable for 
ixing, deli sandwich 
 
fected (red, swollen, warm or pus- Rules of Glove Use
o
Many operators and the Department of 
Health feel that wear
ing gloves prevents 
the transmission of foodborne related 
pathogens.  However, wearing gloves is 
not a substitute for appropriate, effective, 
thorough and frequent hand-washing. 
ALLERGIES:   Natural  rubber  late
allergic reactions in some individuals. 
Consider this when deciding whether 
single-use latex gloves will be used 
during food preparation.   
warm water, then dried 
before and after gloves 
are worn. 
Gloves ar
m
assembly, prep work, 
vegetable and meat 
handling, covering non-
infected hand abrasions, clean WARNING:  Individuals with
in
forming) wounds on their hand(s) 
must cover the infected area with an 
impermeable cover and wear a 
single-use glove.  ƒ
Do not reuse	
 
 gloves.
ƒ Use only single-us	
e gloves,	
pensed to prevent
contam	
ination.	
ƒ Ensu	re gloves are intact,	
ƒ  hat fit 	properly.	
r	
workstation change occurs, or	
 
contaminated. 
ƒ Han
wash	
before putting on
new
ƒ Management
prov n
and enforcem	
ent of	
l u
ust  hing, touching of th	
e	
hair or face, or when contam	inated.	
ƒ 
iene and ha	
nd
washing!	
stored and dis
without tears or imperfections.
Provide gloves t	
ƒ Gloves must be change	d	
whenever an activity o
whenever they become
ds  are  to 	
be	
ed a	nd dried	
 gloves. must
ide an educatio
proper g ove  se. be replaced after
sneezing, coug	
Glove wearing is not a substitute
for proper hyg	
www.state.sd.us/doh  June 30, 2004