Originally Posted by
gsoltso
Fanning the swabs like that does make them easier to get out one at a time, but I have always seen it done with gloves on (and fresh gloves at that). Contamination control is a difficult concept to get across to some people, in that you have to consider everything involved in the process - the surface, the hands doing the work, the container, the gloves.
I am sure the swabs are not cheap. Even Post-it Notes and Kleenex figured out a way to dispense one at a time and they are very inexpensive products. Rummaging through the glove box is unacceptable as well.