If a fluorescent bulb breaks on a hard surface:

• Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes.
  
• Scoop up the fragments with cardboard.
  
• Put on disposable rubber gloves and clean the area.
  
• Put the gloves and the fragments in plastic bag and seal it.
  
• Put the plastic bag in another plastic bag and seal it.
  
• Wash your hands.
  

On carpet:

• Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes.
  
• Scoop up the fragments with cardboard.
  
• Use duct tape to pick up some more fragments.
  
• Put on disposable rubber gloves and clean the area.
  
• Put the gloves and the fragments in plastic bag and seal it.
  
• Vacuum the area.
  
• Remove the vacuum bag.
  
• Put the vacuum bag in a plastic bag and seal it.
  
• Put that plastic bag in another plastic bag and seal it.
  
• Wash your hands.

Mike.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080303/handwashing_080303/20080303?hub=Health

According to the numbers in this article, 0.00071% of the population outside of Canada dies each year from a "hands dirty infection", while the rate for Canadians is 20x that (0.013%).

Busy nurses wash their hands every 51 to 60 seconcds.

There are so many problems to be solved here it is hard to know where to start.

Mike.