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Hand Protection in Industry Today
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Foreword
I would like to thank Chris Packham of EnviroDerm
Services for his contribution to this presentation
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Presentation Overview
• Introduction
• Legislation
• Chemical Awareness
• The Skin
• Chemical Gloves
• Why gloves Fail
• How to Select a KCL chemical Glove
• Review of MSDS
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Presentation Overview
• Visual Inspection of Gloves
• Donning and Doffing of Chemical Gloves
• The do’s and Don’ts of chemical Gloves
• KCL – Glove Company
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Advanced Safety
• Leading Safety Equipment supplier based in Mayo.
• Started in 2003.
• Today we employ 11 at our premises in Mayo.
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Legal Requirements - HSA
• The HSA Refer to any substance, in gas, liquid or solid
form, which has the potential to cause harm, is
referred to as a hazardous or dangerous substance.
• Agents can be considered hazardous not only
because of what they contain (i.e. in the shape of a
constituent or chemical ingredient) but because of
the form or the way in which they are used at the
workplace, e.g. hot water used as steam can cause
severe burns and adequate control should be
available to prevent such exposure.
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Legal Requirements
• Employers must ensure a safe working
environment.
• They Must:
– Determine which hazardous substances
are present.
– Provide prevention and control of
exposure to the hazardous chemical
agents.
• Eliminate the risk.
– Specify protection and prevention
measures.
• Provide PPE.8
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Legal Requirements
• They Must
– Where necessary provide
Health Screening.
– Provide arrangements to deal
with accidents, incidents and
emergencies.
– Information, training and
consultation.
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Chemicals Awareness
• Introduction
• Legislation
• Chemical Awareness
• The Skin
• Chemical Gloves
• Why Gloves Fail
• How to Select a KCL chemical Glove
• Review of MSDS10
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What We Need to Know
• What is the name and classification
of the chemical.
• The concentrations we will be
using.
• We need to read and understand
the SDS.
• We must carry out a Risk
Assessment and update all relevant
SOP’s.
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What We Need to Know
• Chris Packham. Very important – when carrying out
a risk assessment it isn’t what is on the safety data
sheet but what is present when you use the
chemical(s). There are literally thousands of
chemicals that have not been classified as
hazardous (i.e. have no risk phrase, or no hazard
statement) and will therefore not usually appear on
the safety data sheet. They can be sensitisers (over
4,000 at the last count), certainly many will be
irritants and some may even have systemic toxic
properties. Furthermore, they may not be present
in the original chemical as supplied but created due
to the way they are being used.
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What We Need to Know
• We need to Know
– The permeation and
degradation times of the
chemical or chemicals we are
handling versus the glove we
are proposing to use.
– When and how to dispose of
the contaminated glove.
– We need to carry out tool box
talks on the above with all the
related users.
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• Irritant
– Is a chemical that is not corrosive, but can cause
reversible inflammatory effects on living tissue at the
site of contact (e.g. strong solvents).
• Sensitiser
– Is a chemical that will cause an allergic reaction in a
substantial number of exposed people (e.g.
isocyanates).
• Corrosive
– A chemical that causes visible destruction of, or
irreversible alterations in living tissue by chemical
action at the site of contact (e.g. hydrochloric acid,
hydrofluoric acid ).
Effects of Chemicals on the Body
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Effects of Chemicals on the Body
• Carcinogen
– A chemical that causes or has the
potential to causes cancer.
– Is a chemical capable of causing changes in
the DNA resulting in uncontrolled growth
of cells growth or cancer. They are
insidious because no immediate harmful
effects are felt. Latency period can be
from 20-30 years.
– Usually results from chronic exposures.
– (e.g. asbestos, formaldehyde).
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Effects of Chemicals on the Body
• Reproductive toxins are those that have
an adverse effect on reproductive system
including: fertility, gestation, lactation and
general reproductive performance.
– Mutagen
• A chemical that damages
chromosomes (e.g. benzene).
– Teratogen
• A chemical that causes birth
defects (e.g. thalidomide).
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Chemicals to Consider
• List
acrylicacid, aflatoxins, aniline arsenic, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, cadmium, carbondisulfide, chromic acid, chloroform, chloroprene, N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide (DMF), Dichloromethan(DCM),dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dinitrooctylphenol ,di-sec-octyl-phthalate, diphenylamine, dithane, estradiol, 2-ethoxyl ethanol, 2-ethoxyetyl acetate, ethyl thiourea, 2-ethylhexanol, formaldehyde, formamide, glycol ethers, halothane, hexachlorobenzene, hexafluoroacetone, hydrazine(s), iodoacetic acid, karathane, lead compounds, mercury compounds, 2-methoxy ethanol, 2-methoxy-ethylacetate, methylchloride, N-methyl-2-pyrolidone, nitrobenzene, nitrousoxide, phenol, polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls, propylene glycol, monomethyl ether, propylene glycol, monomethylether acetate, propylene oxide, systhane, TOK(herbicide),toluene, trichloroethylene, vinyl- chloride, xylene
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Routes of Exposure
• Inhalation
– Is the most common route of exposure, lungs are designed for maximum transport and adsorption of vapors.
• Dermal
– Is the second most common route of exposure, water soluble chemicals and solvents can pass through the skin.
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Routes of Exposure
• Ingestion
– Can occur through food
contamination, eating,
drinking in the lab, poor
hygiene.
• Injection
– Can occur through injury and
needle sticks.
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Routes of Exposure - The Body
• Regardless of the way a chemical
enters the body , once it is in it can
be distributed anywhere in the
body via the bloodstream.
• Certain chemicals may target
certain organs like the, liver, eyes,
lungs etc.
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Acute Toxins
• Acute toxicity is the ability of a chemical
to cause harm after a single exposure.
– A good of example of this is an Acid
Burn on the skin.
• These include: acrolein, arsine, chlorine,
diborane, diazomethane, hydrogen
cyanide, hydrogen flouride, sodium
cyanide, dimethyl mercury, etc.
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Chronic Toxicity
• Harm occurs through repeated
usually lower levels of exposure.
This includes most carcinogens,
reproductive hazards and some
heavy metals. Many have a long
latency period of 20 years and more.
Generally the longer the exposure
the greater the hazard.
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Factors Affecting Toxicity
• The potential for toxic effects is
determined by the dose, the duration,
the frequency and the route of exposure.
• Exposure to small amounts of highly toxic
chemicals can be a greater danger to
health than exposure to larger amounts
of less toxic chemicals.
• Once off exposure of short duration are
of less concern than multiple exposures
over long durations.
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Medical Surveillance
• Synergistic effects - the combination of
the toxic effects of two substances may
be significantly greater than the toxic
effect of either substance alone.
– For example lung cancer is much higher in
smokers who have be exposed to Asbestos ,
than people who have smoked and not been
exposed to asbestos.
• The use of certain chemicals at particular
exposure levels require the participation
in a medical surveillance program.
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Skin
• Introduction
• Legislation
• Chemical Awareness
• The Skin
• Chemical Gloves
• Why Gloves Fail
• How to Select a KCL chemical Glove
• Review of MSDS26
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Skin
• Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762-1836). We must consider our skin not merely as a passive cover against rain and sunshine, but as one of the most important organs on our body, without whose unceasing activity neither health nor a long life can exist and whose neglect is a source of countless illnesses and early deaths.
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Our Skin – Stratum Corneum
– The out layer of our skin is called the stratum corneum. New skin is made in the lower layers and moves to the surface every 4 weeks.
– The Layer can be 0.002m
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How Our Skin Works
• Our outer cell are bound
together by an emulsion
which is a mixture of oil and
water.
• This ‘natural skin oil’ controls
water evaporation from the
skin’s surface.
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How Our Skin Works
• Bo Forslind a US Professor
referrers to this 0.002 mm
thick layer as a complex layer
of fats and water that stops
us from dehydration.
• If someone dies from 3rd
degree burn, It is this layer
that gets damaged resulting
severe dehydration.
• It can also be removed by
solvents that come in contact
with our skin.
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Our Skin - Dermis Layer
– Is a thick inner layer of tissue.
– It contains a network of Blood vessels nerve ending, hair follicles and sweat glands.
– It carry’s all the nutrients to the outer epidermis layer.
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Irritant Contact Dermatitis
• Skin Irritants
• Skin irritants are comparable to a chemical burn. It acts by eroding or burning the outer protective layers of the skin and exposing the lower layers.
• Common irritants such as wet working, cutting oils, solvents and degreasing agents can remove the skins outer oily barrier layer and allow easy penetration of hazardous substances through the skin causing the lower layers of skin to become visible and inflamed.
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How are skin problems caused
• The protective layer is normally worn away, but it is constantly being regenerated.
• The problem arises when the rate of damage or wear exceeds the rate of regeneration.
• There are 2 forms of dermatitis, contact irritant dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis.
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• Allergic contact dermatitis is a result of someone becoming sensitised or develops an allergic reaction to a substance.
• The sensitisation period of an allergy, can vary from a number of days to months or even years.
• Some examples of this; is an allergies to proteins and corn starch in latex Gloves.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
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Irritant Contact Dermatitis
• Irritant Contact dermatitis ICD can be thought of as dermatitis resulting from direct damage to the skin by a chemical over a period of time.
• One concept is, every time the skin is exposed to an irritant damage is done.
– The damage will depend on:
1. Strength of the chemical.
2. The Duration of exposure.
3. The frequency of exposure.
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ICD – Skin Recovery
• The skin will recover from exposure to a chemical over a period of time.
• If it is not given a chance to recover the damage will accumulate.
• This damage will not be visible to the individual.
• The skin will then reach a tipping point where it looses its ability to heal and offer resistance to the irritant.
• This is the tipping point where the skin begins to show symptoms of damage i.e. Dryness, cracking, flaking, redness etc.
• The user has developed full blown Irritant
Contact Dermatitis ICD.36
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ICD – Skin Recovery
• The skin will begin healing if the irritant is
removed
• It is important adequate time is given for this
healing to take place
• If adequate time is not allowed to heal the skin
may loose (in extreme cases) it’s ability to heal
and he/she may develop Chronic Irritant
Dermatitis
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Irritant Contact Dermatitis
• Skin Recovery
• The break-through threshold occurs only after a long
period of exposure (up to several years).
• The reaction of person is to try to identify something
that has happened recently, when in reality it is a
result of long term build up of invisible damage.
• It must also be stressed that irritant contact
dermatitis generally results from exposure to wide
range of irritants that are used in home and at work
which cumulate together.
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ICD - Effects
• Once the threshold has been reached there will be a
permanent weakening of the skin resulting in a
heightened predisposition to suffer from ICD in the
Future.
• The Skins ability to resist penetration by other
substances will also be reduced.
• We should also remember that damage from an
irritant will reduce the levels of exposure needed for
an allergic reaction to take place also and possibly
increase its severity.
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ICD – Systemic Toxicity
• For example, This can occur if we are handling volatile
solvents like acetone
– Wearing a standard disposable Nitrile Glove and
submersing our hands and fingers in the solvent.
– Not operating under a fume hood or wearing a
protective mask
• The vapours fill the air.
• The liquid break through the glove in around 20 seconds
• We are now adsorbing the substance via or lungs and skin
• We need to be aware of this when we take into account
inhalation work exposure limits of substances
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Ways to Combat ICD
• Try to Use the least Irritant substance
• Work in such away that contact between the skin and the irritant is avoided or minimised so far as is possible.
– Wear appropriate selected gloves.
– Change out the gloves at the recommended times.
• Ensure that the skin has sufficient time to recover before permitting contact with the same or other irritant chemicals.
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Wet Working
• You can loose up to 750ml of water
through your skin each day.
• When you wear a waterproof glove
this water cannot evaporate and the
skin becomes hyper hydrated.
• This enclosed micro environment
inside a glove will reduce the skins
barrier performance and actually
increase the possibility of irritant and
allergic damage to the skin should the
glove fail.
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Wet Working
• Dermatologist consider water an
irritant and wet working as the most
common cause of Skin Disease.
• This will increase the risk and rate of
chemical penetration into the skin.
• German laws require a cotton liner
glove to be worn under a waterproof
glove if the glove is worn for more
than 2 hours in a 8 hour day.
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Chemical Gloves
• Introduction
• Legislation
• Chemical Awareness
• The Skin
• Chemical Gloves
• Why Gloves Fail
• How to Select a KCL chemical Glove
• Review of MSDS44
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Why Gloves Fail
• Misuse
• Physical Damage
• Degradation
• Permeation
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Misuse
• The wrong glove for the task.
– E.g. mechanical and leather
gloves for handling drums of
chemicals.
– Disposable gloves for a
mechanical task where there
is a possibility of coming in
contact with a chemical
• Wrong Size glove.
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Misuse - Wicking
• Cotton lined glove must be treated with caution when Handling chemicals.
• The fibres from the fabric could penetrate the outer nitrile coating.
• These are usually produced by dipping a fabric woven glove into a solution of nitrile, PVC etc.
• Once the fabric is in contact with the chemical it acts as a reservoir, ensuring maximum skin contact.
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Physical Failure
• AQL – Actual Quality Level
• Penetration means the
macroscopic seeping of a
substance through small pin
holes in a glove. It happens when
the glove has a leak.
• For this reason, KCL carries out a
100% control for chemical
protective reusable gloves.
Level AQL Example
1 4 4 faults per 100
2 1.5 1.5 faults per 100
3 0.65 0.65 faults per 100KCL standard
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Degradation - Swelling
• Direct damage to the glove material by the chemical. For example paint thinners will degrade a natural rubber glove.
• Swelling is not a part of the EU Standard EN374 of chemical glove testing
• Swelling up to
– 6.9 % Resistant
– 14.9 % Partially Resistant
– 15% Not Resistant
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Chemical Gloves
• Gloves are a temporary barrier between the chemicals we handle and our skin.
• In some cases they provide a barrier for seconds and in other cases its days, weeks and even months.
• Gloves are made from a variety of compounds and certain compounds are more effective against certain chemicals.
• There is no glove that is unaffected by all
chemicals.
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Permeation - Background
• Permeation is a transfer of a chemical at the molecular level through the glove wall.
• The chemical is emitted into the glove interior as a vapour.
• Permeation does not result in any change to the gloves appearance– Its feels normal and is undetectable by the user
• When it comes to chemicals we need to know what is the permeation breakthrough time (BTT) of that chemical is versus the particular glove we are proposing to use.
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Permeation - Process
Chemical
How many minutes???
Glove
How do you know if
the glove is
working??????
Skin
At what point is the
chemical in contact
with your
skin????????
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Permeation – Combined Chemicals
Acetone
How many minutes???
Glove
Lets assume that
somebody is wet
wiping a contaminated
( blue ) surface with
Acetone ( red ). The
listed permeation time
of the powder
contaminant is
480mins, but Acetone
is 30 seconds!! The
result is permeation of
both in 30 seconds!!
Skin
Contaminant
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Permeation - Time
• A chemical can permeate through a protective glove at a molecular level within seconds.
• The clock starts from first contact with the chemical.
• Once the chemical has permeated through the glove the path is opened and all other contact chemicals can leach through at the same rate.
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• The size of the gloves.
• The glove material and thickness.
• The type and concentration of chemical.
• Is the gloved splashed or submersed in
the chemical.
• The exposure time.
• The mechanical strain.
– Type of work.
• The synergy of chemicals.
• The age of gloves.
• The working temperature.
Permeation - Factors That Effect It
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Permeation - Temperature
• EN 374 requires that
Permeation break
through tests be carried
out at 23°C ±1°C.
• Actual temperature
inside a glove tends be
around 35°C.
• Permeations times can be
reduced by 25% or more
at higher Temperatures.
Chemical BTT @ 23ºC BTT @ 35ºC
N-Butanol >480min >240min
Diethylamine 60 min 6min
Dipenten 480 min 36min
Isobutanol 240 240
Methyl Ethyl Keton
1440 240
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Permeation – Clock Starts
• Permeation starts from the first contact
with a chemical.
• It continues regardless whether or not the
glove is in use.
• The glove will appear as new, and it is
often difficult to persuade users that it
must be change out.
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Additional Considerations
1. Mechanical Strength of Glove versus the Task.
2. Dexterity .
3. Cuff Length.
4. Grip.
5. Cut and puncture Resistance.
6. Electro Static Requirements.
7. Temperature of Product.
8. Bacteriological Risk.
9. Radioactive Contamination.
10. Cleanroom Compatibility .
11. Sterile Requirements .
12. Possible Silicone Free Requirements.
13. If working with two or more chemicals, take the lowest permeation time of two chemicals .
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HSE Study on Printing Workers
• The prevalence of occupational dermatitis amongst
printers in the midlands in the UK. Approximately
2600 members of the Graphical Paper and Media
Union (GPMU) living in Nottinghamshire were sent
a self-completion questionnaire.
– Findings:
• 41% of the work force reported that they
had suffered a skin complaint at some time
and 26% had a current skin problem on one
or both of their hands.
• 90% of the control group wore PPE such as
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Chemical Protection Symbols
Cleanroom
Class
100
A - Methanol
B - Acetone
C - Acetonitrile
D - Dichlormethane
E - Carbon Disulphide
F - Toluene
G - Dichlormethane
H - Tetrahydrofuran
I - Ethyl acetate
J - N-Hemptane
K - Caustic Soda 40%
L - Sulphuric acid 96%
12 chemicals in EN374 classification for which a 30mins
protection has been achieved and passed against 3 of the
test chemicals.
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Chemical Protection Symbols
• One quick way to tell if a glove
offers protection against a
chemical or biological hazard is
to identify the category (l,ll,lll)
into which the glove fits.
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• Protective gloves against minimal risks EN420:2003
• For gloves of simple design offering protection from low level risks
• For those chemicals, should the gloves fail, there will be no
significant damage to health of the user.
• If the glove should fail the damage will be minor and the effect is
reversible.
Chemical Protection Symbols
Category IMinimum risks
Low protection requirements
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• Protective gloves against intermediate Risk
– Some gloves can also comply with specific applications like
1. EN511:2006 Cold
2. EN407:2004 Contact heat under 100°C
3. EN374-2:2003 Water tightness
4. EN388:2003 Mechanical risks
5. EN 511:2006 Protective gloves against cold
6. EN 407:2004 Protective gloves against thermal risks
Chemical Protection Symbols
Category IIMedium Risks (standard)
Protection against mechanical
Risks.
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• For serious or potentially life threatening risks and
where the danger is irreversible.
• E.g. For protection against chemicals that can result
in Irritant Contact Dermatitis and Allergic Contact
Dermatitis.
• For anything other than minor hazards, e.g. water
mild detergent, mild acids etc we should only use
category III gloves.
Chemical Protection Symbols
Category IIIHigh risks
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• Symbol
• The glove will have achieved a minimum of 30 mins
protection against 3 of the 12 listed chemicals on EN374.
• Every batch of the glove manufacture at KCL is tested
for:
– Elongation
– Cut Resistance.
– Tear Resistance.
– Puncture Resistance.
– Chemical Permeation.
Chemical Protection Symbols
Category III
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Permeation Standards
EN 374
Tests against
Permeation
Level 0 > 0mins
Level 1 > 10 mins
Level 2 > 30 mins
Level 3 > 60 mins
Level 4 > 120 mins
Level 5 > 240 mins
Level 6 > 480 minsThe EN 374 Norm states that it is acceptable
For 1.0µg/min¯¹ and cm¯². KCL rejects the
glove on the first detectable molecule.
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Permeation Data
chemical phys.
state
natural natural chlorop Chloroprene chlorop nitril
e I
nitrile nitrile Nitrile nitrile viton butyl II butyl Glove
latex I latex II nitril II Nitrile I II III VI V
395 706, 708 717 727 720, 722,
723, 725,
726
728,
730,
732,
736,
737,
738,
739
740, 741,
742, 759
743 754 764 890 897 898
min. min. min. min. min. min. min. min. min. min. min. min. min.
ACETIC
ANHYDRIDE 108-
24-7
liquid 480
(+)
60 (0) 60 (0) 60 (0) 60 (0) 30 (-
)
1 (-) 6 (-) 10 (-) 6 (-) 30 (-) 480 (+) 480 (+) 717
Acetone 67-64-1 liquid 38 (-) 16 (-) 13 (-) 35 (-) 23 (-) 9 (-) <1 (-) 1 (-) 5 (-) 6 (-) 8 (-) >480
(+)
>480 (+) 898
Acetonitrile 75-05-8 liquid 30 (-) 13 (-) 84 (0) 12 (-) 8 (-) 1 (-) 3 (-) 4 (-) 6 (-) 16 (-) >480
(+)
>480 (+) 717
Ammonium
molybdate
tetrahydrate 12054-
85-2
solid 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 480 (+) 480 (+) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 740
H2S
7783-06-4gaseous 0 (-) 0 (-) 10 (-) 10 (-) 10 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 30 (-) 480 (+) 480 (+) 898
Hexamethylenetetram
ine 100-97-0solid 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 480 (+) 480 (+) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 740
hexane 110-54-3 liquid 25 (-) 17 (-) >480 (+) >480 (+) 21 (-) >480
(+)
12 (-) 59 (-) 266
(+)
59 (-) >480
(+)
34 (-) 46 (-) 717
hydrochloric acid
37%
7647-01-0
liquid 480
(+)
93 (0) 480 (+) 480 (+) 480
(+)
69 (0) 234 (0) 270
(+)
67 (0) 480
(+)
480 (+) 480 (+) 740
Dichloromethane Liquid 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 0 (-) 4(0) 1 (-) 1 (-) 89067
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SDS Declarations
• How do I recognise hazardous substances?
• Suppliers are required by law to identify the hazards of the chemicals and products they provide.
• The warning signs and R-phrases on the container and the safety data sheet will help you to identify chemicals causing harm to the skin and to the health of the user.
• Before using a chemical, always read the label on the container and consult the safety data sheet.
• Consumer products, such as those used for hairdressing, are unlikely to carry R-phrases or warning signs.
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Example of Risk Symbols
• Avoid contact with skin (S24 ).
• Wear suitable gloves (S37).
• Irritant to skin (R38).
• May cause sensitisation by skin contact (R43).
• Toxic in contact with skin (R24).
• Very toxic in contact with skin (R27).
• Causes burns (R34).
• Causes severe burns (R35).
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Try To
• When in doubt about double glove.
– Wear a disposable glove under a reusable glove.
• Hydrofluoric.
• Avoid sharing reusable gloves.
• Dispose of reusable gloves daily.
• Inspect for nick, cuts and pin holes.
• If in doubt throw it out.
– Dispose of used gloves as chemical waste.
• Wash your hands thoroughly after wearing gloves.
– Use skin care products if possible.
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Cross Contamination & DonningCross Contamination & Donning
• Is this you ??• Is this unlikely ??• Or has it happened……• ………on your this site??
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Be careful what you touchh
• Be careful what you touch
when your wearing gloves that
have been in contact with
chemicals.
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Typical Glove Material
• Nitrile
• Latex
• PVC
• Neoprene
• Butyl
• Viton
• Laminate
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Additional Standards
• EN1149 – Protection against static electricity.
• EN 421 – Protection against ionising radiation.
• EN374 – Protection against bacteriological risk.
• ASTM 1671:2001 Protection against viruses.
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Medical Grade Gloves - Manufacture
• Medical Grade Gloves only have to be tested once to meet EN455
• The are pressured tested to give AQL values.
• In the case of the of powder free disposable gloves they are
chlorinated to remove powder from the manufacturing process.
• There is nothing in the standard that stipulates they are
manufactured in a hygienic manner or have a certain percentage
powder free content.
• If you start to see you bacteria counts increase, think about your
gloves.
• The same applies for ISO class 7&8 cleanrooms where there is an
increase in Dust particles.
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Cat I Disposable Gloves- Manufacture
• Cat I EN374 disposable gloves go through the same testing as
EN455. But they have also achieved a 30 min permeation time
against one of 12 test chemicals on the previous list.
• Ageing tests are also carried out on the glove.
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Cleanroom Gloves
• Cleanroom gloves get additional washing in
deionised water.
• Cleanroom gloves are double or treble bagged
• Cleanroom gloves are typically used in an ISO
Class 6 or below cleanroom.
• ISO Class 7, 8 and require minimum of powder
free gloves.
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Sterile Gloves
• Used where there is a risk of bacterial,
viral or fungal contamination
• Gloves are packed per pair.
• Gloves are sterilised with Gamma or
ETO radiation
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Things to Consider
Chemical Gloves
1. Check the glove for tears or pin holes
2. Select the glove for the work in hand, and discard within the safe time, to avoid contamination to the skin.
3. Don and doff the gloves safely without contact with the outer surfaces if contaminated.
4. Try to ensure that there is no cross contamination, or contamination of areas, objects, equipment.
5. Wash hands thoroughly, and apply after work creams at the end of the day.
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Disposal of Gloves
• Gloves contaminated with hazardous chemicals are hazardous.
• Glove waste and must be disposed of accordingly.
• Nitrile gloves, if incinerated, can release cyanide!
• PVC (vinyl) gloves, if incinerated can release dioxins!
• Viton, if heated beyond 200ºC will release hydrofluoric acid, either as liquid or vapour!
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KCL
• Introduction to KCL
• Laboratory
• KCL Concept
• Glove Range
• KCL Glove Standards
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KCL
• Leading glove manufacturer in Germany
• Manufacturing for over 70 years
• Production in Far East, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, Czech and Germany
• Products sold only through quality authorised distributors.
• Part of the US based Norcross Group, belonging to Honeywell
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KCL Laboratory
• KCL has in excess of 300,000 chemicals tested against their range of gloves.
• KCL will analyse additional chemicals if they are not in the library, at no extra cost.
• They will issue certification stating the testing that was carried out versus the specific glove.
• They will make recommendations in relation to glove also.
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KCL Glove Processes
KCL Breakthrough
Analysis
Chemical List
Glove Trials
Glove Tool BoxTraining
KCL Glove
Recommendations
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Why Use KCL Chemical Gloves
• KCL test beyond the European Standards for Permeation. 1st detectable, against 1st 1mg cm2.
• Penetration. No holes. 100% leak tests
• Accept only gloves with <14% degradation
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Food for Thought
• If your skin exposure risk assessment is based on the safety data
sheet, then there is a very real possibility that it is wrong!
•If you do not know the Permeation Times of the gloves you are using
versus the chemicals you are handling then your colleagues could be
at risk.
•If you are using category I gloves for a category III application, then
your workforce’s health could be at risk.
•If you believe that as airborne exposure to a sensitiser is below the
WEL then your workforce is safe - you may be wrong!
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Course - EnviroDerm
• Learning outcomes from this course
• Greater understanding of how the skin interacts with the working
environment
• Understanding of the legal aspects of skin in the workplace
Knowledge of how to avoid myths and misinformation Knowledge
of unique and effective strategies for dermal risk assessment
• Tips for cost-effective techniques for control of skin exposure
including the correct choice of gloves
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Course - EnviroDerm
• Learning outcomes from this course
• Understanding of the methods and techniques for effective skin
health surveillance
• A structured method for the investigation of skin problems in the
workplace and their management
• How to put all this knowledge together to create an effective
occupational skin management system right for your particular
workplace
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