Posted By Swis PPE to customer?? Is it friday already.....

Posted By Lukasz Peter IMO of course petrol station need to provide adequate gloves in that case. I am not expert and I can not give you info if they are not suitable for contact with fuel (for longer contact probably not). But please observe that you do not have direct contact with fuel and you are not keeping hand for 2 minutes in fuel but only keeping part which is often dirty. Personally I never thought about that as a problem and not always I am using these gloves. From other side Safety Data Sheet for gas oil which company in which I work use(this one on petrol station will different but IMO similar) states that R66 - Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking. In that case it is repeated exposure however I am refueling my car about every 2 weeks... I never observed any signs of dermatitis or irritation on my hands after refueling car. Regards

Posted By Ron Hunter In my experience the glove dispenser is usually empty, not due to the negligence of the PFS, rather because people steal them. On that basis, probably unlikely the industry will want to provide anything better than these flimsy single-use articles. A better bet would be for PFS to have a robust dispenser cleaning regime (something better than a water wash once in a blue moon) and free and ready access to hot water and soap. Chris is of course spot-on regarding the average Joe approach to removing gloves. Above all else, if the PFS you use regularly has dirty/contaminated dispensers, then make a constructive compliant - particularly if they also sell foodstuffs!

Posted By Andy Petrie I think these are provided to stop peoples hands getting dirty and then transferring it to their clothes rather than as PPE.

Posted By Pete48 I always considered that they were provided shortly after the use of "diesel" became more commonplace for cars and private vehicles. It was in response to customer complaints regarding the rather nasty and pervasive smell which as we know lingers even with only small amounts. As one who worked with gas oil and DERV for many years I can vouch for its power to clear a space at the bar at the end of hard shift!LOL If indeed there is a quantifiable risk from contact that might require protection through the use of gloves one might suppose that means to prevent contact rather than rely upon gloves would have been required by standard. The potential of relying upon customers to use gloves properly in order to prevent a harmful exposure would look like a step too far for the corporate lawyers methinks???

Posted By Ron Hunter Remember when Petrol Stations weren't self-service? Happy Days!

Posted By Swis Phil, My comments are always in response to questions being asked. (unlike some – who try to answer a question without reading the question.) And for your information I repeat the question again; Does anyone have any views on the obligation of the retailer to provide adequate PPE to customers? Maybe you need to learn to read the question before making any remarks on someone’s comment. Have a good day Swis

Posted By Phil Rose Swis - sorry, my apologies. You obviously felt that your contribution was more useful than I did.