04.02.08

Getting Dressed for Work

Posted in Random at 09:10 by Alexander

Today at work I had gowning training. Gowning is the process of donning clean room attire; namely hair bonnet, beard cover, shoe covers, hood, jumpsuit, overboots, safety glasses, and latex gloves. There are a lot of complex rules, most of which involve doing things in the correct order, not letting things touch the floor, and doing things in the correct order without things touching the floor. Since I don’t work on the factory floor, I won’t have to do this on a daily basis, just whenever a computer or printer in a controlled area has an issue. I think I’m glad I don’t have to go into any of the areas that require respirator, ear protectors, or chemical resistant gloves and apron. Although I don’t think you could get much closer than that to a space suit…

Anyway, the picture above is about what our bunny suits at work look like. Photo courtesy of NASA.