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[personal profile] darchildre
Libraries are, of course, a plague pit at the best of times, so we are trying to be extremely careful here in pandemic times. Masks, obvs, but also gloves whenever handling materials or using shared equipment, wiping down surfaces several times a day, and quarantining returns. Returned materials come in through the book drop, someone who is definitely wearing gloves empties the bookdrop into plastic crates, they remove the now-contaminated gloves and wash their hands, and those crates get carted off and left alone for at least 4 days. (My branch is quarantining for a week, mostly because it makes the counting easier.)

Today, I watched my coworker put on gloves, empty the bookdrop, and then go right back to her computer wearing those same gloves. And then she actually looked surprised and confused when I told her she needed to take the gloves off and wash her hands. Fortunately, she did so and hopefully will continue to do so going forward. Also fortunately, she's the only one who uses that work station, but who knows how long she's been doing this and what other things she's unknowingly contaminated.

I usually like her quite a lot but god, I just want to throttle her today.

Date: 2020-08-21 05:42 pm (UTC)
corvidology: ([EMO] BLIMEY)
From: [personal profile] corvidology
I'm frankly amazed at how blind people are to the risks even when using protective gear. One of my colleagues was apparently very confused when someone explained she couldn't wear the same cloth mask all the time without washing it.

Date: 2020-08-24 06:27 am (UTC)
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)
From: [personal profile] silveradept
It's not something that we're used to having to think about, except in rare situations with clear biohazard marks.

Date: 2020-08-24 07:46 pm (UTC)
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)
From: [personal profile] silveradept
I wish we were thinking about it that much. Or that everyone was. I've had some inattention lapses of my own, much as I don't like to admit that.

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