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3. Use gloves when persons are receiving training in <br />phlebotomy. <br />4. Use gloves when handling any "open" blood container <br />or specimen. <br />5. Use gloves when collecting or handling blood or <br />samples from donors known to be infected, or suspected <br />of infection, with a blood-borne pathogen. <br />6. Use gloves when cleaning up spills or handling <br />waste materials. <br />7. Use gloves when potential exposure cannot be <br />assessed because of lack of experience with a proce- <br />dure or situation. <br />8. Use gloves when examining mucous membranes or open <br />lesions. <br />Guidelines for the SAFE USE OF GLOVES include: <br />1. Change gloves immediately if they are torn, <br />punctured or contaminated, and after handling high <br />risk samples. <br />2. Remove gloves by keeping outside surfaces only in <br />contact with outside, and by turning the glove inside <br />out as it is being removed from the hand. <br />3. Use gloves only where needed and avoid touching <br />clean surfaces such as telephones, door knobs or <br />terminals with gloves. <br />5. Change gloves after working with a known or sus- <br />pected infectious donor. <br />6. Do not wash or disinfect examination gloves for <br />reuse. Washing with surfactants may cause "wicking", <br />ie, the enhanced penetration of liquids through <br />undetected holes in the glove. Disinfecting agents may <br />cause deterioration of gloves. <br />7. Use general purpose utility gloves (eg, rubber <br />household gloves) for housekeeping chores involving <br />potential blood contact and for instrument cleaning <br />and decontamination procedures. Utility gloves may be <br />BIOSAFETY - INFCONT - 0491 - PAGE 3 <br />