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7/23/2019 Indg330 - Selecting Protective Gloves for Work With Chemicals http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/indg330-selecting-protective-gloves-for-work-with-chemicals 1/3 Introduction U K ind ustry spen d s ab out £3 0 m illion a year buying ch em ica lp rotec tive g loves to use as personalp rotective eq uipm en t(P P E ).S uch gloves a re availab le in a w id e selection of naturaland syn thetic m aterials a nd range in price from 25 p to £6 0 a p air (M arch 20 00 ). This lea etp rovid es p ractica ladvice to em p loyers and self-em ployed people on how to select the b est ch em ica lprotective gloves to w ithstan d exp osure to chem ical agents and so m eet the prim e req uirem ent of PPE, 1 w hich is to protectthe w earer. A llliq uid s, solid s, g ase s, vapours,aeroso ls, fum es,dusts and b res are chem ical ag en ts.They are called ch em ica lagen ts to disting uish them from biolog ica lag ents (such as m icro-organ ism s) and physical ag ents (su ch as noise ,vibration and friction). M anag ers,supervisors,em ployees,health and safety professionals, safety representatives and trade union representatives w illalso nd this lea etuseful. for employers and health and safety specialists Guidance S electing protective gloves forw ork w ith chem icals
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Introduction
U K industry spends about £30 m illion a year
buying chem ical protective gloves to use as
personal protective equipm ent (PPE). Such
gloves are available in a w ide selection of
natural and synthetic m aterials and range in
price from 25p to £60 a pair (M arch 2000).
This lea et provides practical advice to
em ployers and self-em ployed people on
how to select the best chem ical protective
gloves to w ithstand exposure to chem ical
agents and so m eet the prim e requirem ent
of PPE,1 w hich is to protect the w earer.
All liquids, solids, gases, vapours, aerosols,
fum es, dusts and bres are chem ical
agents. They are called chem ical agents to
distinguish them from biological agents
(such as m icro-organism s) and physical
agents (such as noise, vibration and friction).
M anagers, supervisors, em ployees, health and
safety professionals, safety representatives
and trade union representatives w ill also nd
this lea et useful.
for employers a nd
hea lth and sa fety s pecialists
Guidance
Selecting
protectiveglovesfor work w ith chem icals
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