KENYA · GUIDE 0906 · EDITION 4.2
Work glove distribution in Kenya: Risks and Launch Plan
Set the conditions for a safe commercial test
- counterfeit PPE
- wrong glove type
A vague request prompts selection of the cheapest similar glove, leaving a gap between documented performance and the workplace hazard that required competent assessment before procurement.
A risk list is useful only when it changes a decision. For each risk, write the observable warning, who checks it and the response before the next commitment. Do not treat a reserve of money as permission to continue unsafe or unauthorized work.
Use a small, measurable pilot
Show documented samples to a safety supervisor
The pilot scope is: Select gloves against the buyer's defined task and documented protective specification, referring protection-critical uncertainty for competent assessment rather than recommending visually similar products by price alone.
| Gate | Evidence before continuing |
|---|---|
| Scope agreed | Select gloves against the buyer's defined task and documented protective specification, referring protection-critical uncertainty for competent assessment rather than recommending visually similar products by price alone. |
| Output acceptable | Review documentation and samples against approved sizes, labels, construction and intended use, requiring evidence for the exact product before making claims about protection from particular workplace hazards. |
| Costs recorded | Include size distribution, damaged pairs, supplier checks, sample assessment, storage and fit-related returns rather than assuming every glove has an interchangeable market and identical resale value. |
| Buyer response recorded | Keep approved specifications, size demand, supplier records, label photographs, fit complaints and referrals, obtaining renewed buyer approval before substituting an apparently similar glove on repeat orders. |
Stage the launch around prerequisites
First confirm the buyer specification and activity requirements. Then compare suppliers, establish suitable facilities and prepare the operating record. Run the bounded trial when those prerequisites are in place. Review actual costs, quality failures and cash collected before increasing the commitment.
This sequence is not a promise that the complete business cycle fits into 30 days. Growing periods, qualifications, approvals, seasonal access and customer buying cycles can require longer. Revise the schedule when a prerequisite changes rather than skipping it to meet a launch date.
Choose continue, revise, pause or stop
Continue only when the scoped result is accepted and direct costs and payment timing are workable. Revise one part of the offer if the problem is identifiable and affordable to test again. Pause when required information, permission, skills or resources are missing. Stop the affected work when safety, consent or lawful authority is uncertain.
Keep a maximum test loss and unpaid-balance limit suited to your actual funds. A successful single delivery is useful evidence, but it does not establish year-round demand or justify committing every available resource.
Tie launch milestones to observable checks
| Risk signal | Evidence to inspect | Response to test |
|---|---|---|
| Fingers reduce dexterity | Have the assessor compare fit samples and task requirements. | Change only with approved model/size review. |
| Coating cracks on receipt | Check batch and storage condition. | Quarantine the lot and contact the supplier. |
| Different model appears in one size | Compare every size code with the purchase order. | Hold the substitution until the assessor approves it. |
Outstanding go / hold conditions
- Employer hazard/fit assessment, actual model, authenticity and local quotation remain unresolved.
Assign an owner, evidence reference and review date to each unresolved condition. Do not give every milestone a fixed calendar date when it depends on a crop, production, approval or competence cycle. Run only a suitable limited trial, reconcile accepted output and actual cash, and record whether the evidence supports holding, revising, proceeding within the limit or stopping.