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S t eps t o T ake O ff G loves G l o v e s s hould be r e mo v e d w ith ca r e to a v oid sk in c on t ac t w i th t h e outside of the gl o v e . 1 2 3 4 5 D i s po s ab le g lo v e s s h o u ld b e r e mo v e d a s f o l l o w s: 1 Re m o v e g lo v e s u sing a g lo v e - t - g l o v e /ski n - t o - skin t e c h n i q ue . Fi r st, g rasp th e ou tsi d e o f o n e g lo v e a t t h e pa l m . 2 P ee l g lo v e a w a y f rom t h e p a lm t o w a rd th e f i n g e rs, roll i n g th e g lo v e i n sid e - o u t . B e c a r e f u l n o t t o t ou ch y ou r sk i n w ith y ou r g l o v e d h a nd . T h e c on t am i n a ti o n is n o w o n t h e i n s i de . B a ll t h e g l ov e u p a n d h o ld in y ou r o t he r g lo v e d h an d . 3 Caref u l l y slide th e u n - g lo v e d i nde x f i n g e r insi d e t h e w r i st ban d o f t h e g lo v e d ha n d . T ry an d a v o id t o u c h ing th e o u tsi d e o f t h e g lo v e be c a u se t ha t is t h e c on t a m i n a t e re g io n . 4 G en tly pu ll o u t w a rds a n d d o w n to w a rd th e f i ng e rs, re m o v ing th e g l ov e i n side ou t . 5 P u ll th e g lo v e do w n so tha t t h e f i r st g lo v e en d s u p i n s i d e t h e e c o n d g lo v e an d no pa rt o f t h e o u tsi d e is e x po s ed . T h row a w a y b o th g lo v e s in a n a p p r o p r i a te c on t a i ne r. P e r f o rm h an d h y g ie ne . ©Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion 2013