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By the same token, those of us old enough to remember when gloves were rare, or non-existent in labs, noticed that students are much more careless when they are wearing gloves. They have a false sense of security. This is why many of us resist the "Put gloves on the minute you enter the lab regardless of what you're doing" philosophy put forth by some. Some years ago there was a "discussion" on line where I was chastised for not have my students wear gloves when they were determining the volume of a drop of water or the density of Salt Water! However, when Dr. Jay Young agreed with me, I knew I was on solid ground.
Kay Calhoun
P.S. If you don't know who Dr. Young was, look him up and be impressed.
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An interesting piece about the limits of PPE can be found at https://www.safetyrisk.net/banning-head-protection-is-safer/
Banning Head Protection is Safer Some may be aware that the National Boxing Championships are being conducted in Adelaide in April 2017. This is the first championship where protective headgear has been banned. This is in line with a global ban on protective headgear because it doesn‰??t protect heads http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2293803/Headgear-boxers-banned-bid-REDUCE-head-injuries.html
New rules by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has banned head gear because it causes harm. The ban applies from June 2017 in a bid to reduce head injuries. It turns out that protective gear is not protective, because of how it affects the thinking of those participating in the sport. Headgear changes the mindset of participants and research has shown that a lack of headgear actually reduces the risk of concussion. The AIBA announcement comes after new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found there was ‰??no good evidence that mouthguards and helmets ward off concussion‰??.
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH
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