Care and Maintenance of oil resistant PVC work gloves

Before use, inspect gloves for physical damage such as tears or pinholes. A more thorough check can be made by filling the gloves with water and tightly rolling the cuff towards the fingers. Or the gloves can be made by filling the gloves with air and roll it again. This will help you reveal any pinhole leaks.

Gloves that are discolored or stiff may also indicate excessive use or degradation from chemicals. Dispose of gloves when they show any sign of deterioration. Disposable gloves should be changed often and do not use again.

Any gloves from which hazardous chemical contamination cannot be removed must be collected as contaminated waste. Gloves contaminated with bio-hazardous material should be handled as bio-hazardous waste. When removing gloves, do so in a way that avoids skin contact with a possibly contaminated gloves exterior.

EN374 Protective Gloves Against Chemicals

The chemicals break through the glove material at a molecular level. The breakthrough time is here evaluated and the glove must withstand a breakthrough time of at least:

Type A: Protective glove with permeation resistance of at least 30 minutes each for at least 6 test chemicals.

Type B: Protective glove with permeation resistance of at least 30 minutes each for at least 3 test chemicals.

Type C: Protective glove with permeation resistance of at least 10 minutes for at least 1 test chemical.