Originally Posted by HSVTSO Dean

That's... actually not a bad idea. Hm. I'll bring that up at work tomorrow.



You mean a new pair of gloves for each and every passenger, each and every carry-on inspection? I see your point from a public-health point of view, and I understand it - I do. The fact is, however, that it would be impossible to do, if only from the standpoint of logistics. As Junior Supply Flunky at HSV, I'm responsible for maintaining consumable supplies at all the screening locations. I know just how many gloves we go through in a week, and that's not even remotely close to what it'd be if we were required to get new gloves for every individual search. Not to mention the fact that HSV is a small airport; our whole daily (on average, anyway) passenger count is what LAX or LaGuardia have in line to enter a checkpoint at any given moment in time. Under the condition of having 100% fresh gloves for every search, we wouldn't be able to operate longer than a few days on what we have stacked up in the storeroom right now, and it can sometimes take several weeks to several months to get new supplies in.

I do understand the point of the argument you're making, and I'd even agree that it's a good one. I do not, however, feel that it's feasible from an operational standpoint.