Marigold launches chemical permeation chart for disposable gloves
Marigold Industrial has introduced a chemical permeation chart for disposable gloves that it says is an essential reference tool for anyone working with or has responsibility for selecting hand protection for people working with chemicals. The new guide provides essential information on what levels of contact time protection Marigold Industrial disposable gloves provide against 96 common workplace chemicals.
The easy-to-follow chart adopts a number rating from 0 to 6 to highlight specific glove permeation performance against the listed chemicals. A glove with a score of six provides permeation protection of more than eight hours, while a glove with a score of 0 provides protection of less than 10 minutes and is therefore inappropriate for use with a particular chemical. Users can also cross-reference official chemical names with their common alternatives.
‘This type of information is essential in determining which product provides the very best protection against a wide range of chemicals and is an essential tool for anyone with health and safety responsibility, to minimise the risk of the protective performance of the glove being compromised and putting the wearer in potential harms way,’ said Marigold Industrial UK Country Manager John Thorne. Permeation is the process by which a chemical can pass through a protective barrier such as a glove without going through visible openings. Molecules of a specific chemical enter the glove material and effectively wriggle through the compound – with the glove material often appearing unchanged to the human eye despite the fact that its protection has been compromised.
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