Any suggestions for sweaty hands with gloves?
Hello all, I have a question regarding gloves and hand sweat. I work in the maintenance department in a food packaging plant and any time I put on any type of glove - latex, vinyl, mechanics gloves, powdered, powder free - it really doesn't matter the type of glove and I know it will be asked I am not allergic to any of the materials. The sweating begins immediately and after not even a minute the sweat literally pours out of the glove. Not only is it embarrassing it is obviously highly out of compliance. What can I do in this situation? I have seen Glovemates but for almost $30 for only 100 gloves it's way beyond my budget. Any suggestions would be EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you.
Hi Speziafoods,
Have you ever been checked to see if you have Hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) which can be extremely situation and body region specific. I am not a doctor nor am I a sufferer, but I have heard of this happening specifically in regards to hands. I would suggest contacting a medical professional and getting their oppinion if it really is as bad as you claim. I believe there are surgical and medication based therapies that may help.
Good luck!
Hi - Is it policy to wear the gloves, otherwise don't. (or push to change policy)
If you are performing maintenance tasks within the plant there should be a clean up afterwards, so what do the gloves actually achieve?
Other than that suggest there are other cotton gloves that could be used that come way cheaper.
p.s if $30/100 gloves is way outside your budget you need more money :yikes:
Not sure, haven't had that problem here with normal nitrile gloves. But one thought is that you could contain the sweat further by using either forearm covers or longer gloves.
Hi,
yes, this can happen and some employees get real skin damage over time.
a) you should have a skin protection system in place and train the people to apply this correctly after washing and desinfecting hands
b) desinfectant/alcohol will damage the skin -> re-think whether your procedure is right/necessary in all cases -> risk assessment
c) try cotton gloves covered by the one-way gloves - sweat is sucked up by cotton
Rgds
moskito
Not helpful for your particular situation, but also seeking input on these. In a high-heat environment, sweaty hands in gloves are a common occurrence, and they're just a breeding ground for bacteria, especially staff. If you're dealing with RTE, that's especially concerning.