If you are working with chemicals, choosing the right protective equipment is critical. Every choice needs to be carefully made. When picking the most suitable gloves, think about this: according to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), there are more than 60 million registered chemicals. Now, think again: Do you know how many different chemicals and mixes are used in your workplace? And how many do you work with? At this point, a line is worth repeating: When it comes to choosing the right protective equipment, every choice needs to be carefully made.
Choosing and using fit-for-purpose gloves is an essential part of adhering to safe workplace practices. “Even the most protective chemical resistant glove, may only provide limited protection against the chemicals you are using. In fact, Ansell acknowledges the perfect barrier material, which protects against all chemicals and chemical mixes, is virtually non-existent,” says Theo Oostveen, Product Portfolio Manager, Ansell Ltd.
What does this mean for you? The answer comes in the form of another question. When choosing the most suitable glove, you need to be asking: ‘How long will this glove protect me for?’ It is here that the Ansell Chemical Guardian Program provides support in a highly researched and personalised selection process. Ansell has an extensive data bank that notes the permeation times of about 4500 single chemicals and 100 chemical mixtures into various protective materials. Permeation time is the amount of time taken for a substance to pass through a material. “By assessing the chemicals that you work with, Ansell Chemical Guardian can determine which material will offer you the most protection for the longest time, from which an appropriate glove selection can be made.”
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