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Contamination crosses a clean boundary

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Contamination crosses a clean boundary

In a fictional project review, a team notices that gloves used in a controlled work area were placed on a table intended for clean documents and refreshments. The material involved has not been characterized in this teaching exercise, and the team has no evidence that visible cleanliness would demonstrate absence of contamination. A worker proposes simply brushing the gloves and returning them to use. The project has established arrangements for reporting a containment concern and preventing transfer, but the exercise does not supply an operational decontamination recipe. The review concerns the pathway from the work area to a clean function and the need for an appropriate response rather than an improvised cleaning claim.

1. Identify the pathway.

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The gloves can transfer contamination from the controlled area to surfaces and activities intended to remain clean.

2. What should the review avoid?

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Avoid declaring the surface safe or prescribing an improvised cleaning or disposal method without identifying the agent and applying the assessed project arrangements.