People have seen that copper boards can be effected by poor handling. Contact with solderable areas is poor practice. If your staff handle the boards correctly the gloves shpuld not be necessary. Some engineers introduce gloves on a no clean process ifthey are going to monitor the cleanliness level of the process after soldering. In this case gloves is important. If staff wear gloves all the time the gloves get dirty, often the gloves are the problem. Bob Willis SMART Group UK Tel:01245 351502 Fax: 01245 496123