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Chemical Resistant Gloves

Potential hazards requiring chemical resistance gloves include toxic substances that can be absorbed through the skin. Chemical resistance gloves from Southland are available in a variety of materials such as nitrile, rubber, latex, and more. They are designed to protect the hands from splashes or immersion in a variety of chemicals and liquids. Brand available are Bastion, Elliots, ProChoice, Uvex, and more

Chemical Resistant Gloves Are Critical For Full Protection 

Chemicals are part of standard operating procedure in many business operations. Most businesses will try to protect their employees the best that they can by substituting less dangerous chemicals when possible, putting in engineering controls to minimise exposure, and implementing administrative controls to further reduce risk. However, despite all these controls, employees can still be exposed to severe health hazards from chemicals that can lead to burns, central nervous system damage, organ failure, sterility, blindness, cancer, or even death. When they know these risks are present, employers have a moral and legal obligation to protect workers. The last line of defense that they can offer them is providing the right personal protective equipment (PPE). 


Chemical resistant gloves are a vital part of protecting employees from hazardous and toxic chemical exposures. They are often the final barrier between the employee and the chemical.  


Types of chemical safety gloves: 


Nitrile Gloves 


Nitrile gloves have good chemical resistance and nitrile is less expensive than other chemical resistant materials. This means that they can also be used as general work gloves. Medical gloves are often made out of nitrile because the material is resistant to oils and fats in the body. However, they should not be used with ketones, oxidising acids, and organic chemicals containing nitrogen as they have poor flame resistance. 


A good example of a nitrile glove is the Disposable Blue Powder Free Nitrile Gloves. It is an industrial grade nitrile glove, ideal for most industries including manufacturing, medical, laboratories etc. 

PVC Gloves

 
PVC gloves are mostly used in cleaning and petrochemical industries, as they’re inexpensive, durable and offer some cut resistance. PVC gloves are good at resisting diluted oxidising agents like nitric, chromic, hydrochloric and phosphoric acid. However, PVC gloves should not be used with acetone, ketones, ether, and aromatic or chlorinated solvents. 


Butyl Gloves 


Butyl safety gloves are made of synthetic rubber and can protect against a wide array of chemicals, such as peroxide, rocket fuels, highly corrosive acids, strong bases, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters and nitro compounds. Butyl gloves also resist oxidation, ozone corrosion and abrasion, and remain flexible at low temperatures.  


Natural Rubber Latex Gloves 


Latex gloves are comfortable to wear, which makes them a popular general-purpose glove. They offer great tensile strength, elasticity and temperature resistance. In addition to resisting abrasions caused by grinding and polishing, these gloves protect workers’ hands from most water solutions of acids, alkalis, salts and ketones. The ATG 76-730 MaxiChem with TRItech gloves is a very popular latex chemical glove. It offers a triple layered TriTech™ technology for added protection, performance and comfort. Its Latex construction reduces volume by 30% and increases dexterity by 100%. 


Neoprene Gloves

Neoprene safety gloves are made of synthetic rubber and offer good pliability, finger dexterity, high density and tear resistance. They protect against hydraulic fluids, gasoline, alcohols, organic acids and alkalis. They generally have chemical and wear resistance properties superior to those made of natural rubber. 
 
Due to the severe health hazards that chemicals present, chemical resistant gloves are vital for the overall protection of employees. In line with this, safety gloves should always be inspected before being used. Discolouration, wear, degradation, and punctures can all be signs that the glove is compromised, which could allow chemicals to seep through the glove and contact the employee’s skin. For a wide selection of chemical resistant gloves, visit our website at https://www.southland.com.au/ or talk to one of our representatives at 1800 77 22 91. 

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