Protective Gloves for Occupational Use

This revised text discusses key aspects for protective gloves, including glove

materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove

performance.

The book provides guidance on how to select gloves to prevent skin contamination

from chemical and microbial exposure in the occupational environment and presents

hard-to-find information in one easy-to-use resource. It covers important concepts,

including prevention of contact dermatitis, clinical testing of occupation-related

glove sensitivity, and infection control and preventative measures for pandemics.

The book

• Provides update state-of-the-art information, practices, standards, and

guidelines.

• Covers information on protective glove material technology, protective

effects, and adverse medical effects.

• Explores ways to select gloves to prevent skin contamination from chemical

and microbial exposure in the occupational environment.

• Discusses concepts, including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves,

how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance according to

standardized technical methods in vivo.

The text will be useful for professionals in the fields of occupational and industrial

hygiene, health care, and public health. It will also help graduate students in the fields

of chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, pharmacy, and

environmental health. This book offers a wealth of information on protective glove

material technology, protective effects, and adverse medical effects. It gives detailed

discussion of parameters, including the selection and use of gloves for industrial

chemicals, acrylates, and pesticides, and gloves as protection against microbial

contamination. It will be a valuable resource for professionals and graduate students

in the fields of occupational and industrial hygiene, healthcare, public health,

chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, pharmacy, and

environmental health.