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Barefoot workers, bacteria found at factory that made big-brand eye drops | Ars Technica
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I work in a hospital pharmacy, and I had to compound some custom eye drops for a patient the other day. I have to wear a hair net, beard net, shoe covers, a gown, and sterile gloves to even enter the cleanroom. Being barefoot in a cleanroom for sterile manufacturing is a hard no.
I'd think the reason for foot protection in a hospital setting is more to protect you from their illnesses, or drop damage (say, a needle or other sharp object)
I suppose I must confess. I've worked in dental, so I'm familair with sterilization proceedures/ ppe. I remember learning to wear hard shoes (hardly any one does in reality) to avoid what I mentioned above
It's strange that employees would be barefoot, but I still don't really see how feet are any more dangerous than any other part of the body, especially given that they're surely not handling the materials with their feet!
I can accept that I'm wrong, it just seems strange to highlight the bare feet as a primary issue unless somehow the bacteria in the drops are a type most often found on feet