PROTECTIVE GLOVES FOR SAFETY AT WORK DAILY PROTECTION

Protective gloves for Safety At Work Protective gloves are now essential in many areas of business. Different fields of application make different demands on the gloves. Whether for hygienic reasons; as protection against injury or skin irritation due to aggressive substances such as chemicals, dirt, grease, oils, paints etc.– Semperguard ® gloves provide optimum skin protection. To provide optimum protection for the health and safety of users, in the EU, Directive 89/686 specifies the basic requirements for PPE (personal protective equipment). Depending on the risk against which they are intended...

Comparison of materials Due to the various protection requirements for the particular work, it is especially important to know about the properties of the materials in order to select the right product. Sempermed recommends the use of nitrile gloves, as these have good mechanical properties and are resistant to chemicals, so that they are especially suitable for use in a large number of industrial protection applications. Robust and comfortable to wear LATEX Excellent elasticity Very comfortable to wear Suitable for minor hygienic applications with no particular mechanical stress Protection against...

Standards and pictograms In the EU, there are a large number of standards for gloves which are labelled as PPE. The basis is EN 420, which defines the general requirements for protective gloves, e.g. the contents of the information for users, the safety of the glove material, as well as the characteristics of the product (e.g.: length, size, etc.). In combination with EN 420, standard EN 374 also applies. Permeation: The pictogram with a beaker stands for waterproof gloves and slight protection against chemical hazards. It confirms that the glove has been tested for the penetration of certain...

The following table shows an overview of the most commonly used Semperguard ® disposable gloves and the most frequently required chemical resistances. Chemical resistance list Break-through time according to EN 374-3 in minutes ® CHEMICAL (SYNONYMS) SEMPERGUARD LATEX Comfort SEMPERGUARD® Nitril Xpert SEMPERGUARD® Nitril Comfort SEMPERGUARD® Nitril Xtra Lite/Style Acetone (2-propane, ketone propane) Acetonitrile (methyl cyanide, ethane nitrile) Acrylamide (40%) (acrylic acid amide) Ammonia (25%) (ammonium hydroxide, liquid ammonia) Benzalconium chloride liq. (quarternary ammonium compound, quats)...

DISPOSABLE GLOVES Product name Product characteristics Material Interior Semperguard® Nitril Xpert ROBUST NITRILE • ignal colour blue S (HACCPP standard) • reater thickness G • Greater resilience • ood chemical G resistance* • ilicone-free S COMFORTABLE NITRILE • ignal colour S blue (HACCP standard) • xtremely E comfortable to wear • ood chemical G resistance* Nitrile Powder-free Semperguard® Nitril Xtra Lite Semperguard® Nitril Comfort LIGHTWEIGHT NITRILE L • avender blue, offering compliance with HACCP standards E • xcellent elasticity • Skin-friendly Semperguard® Style Semperguard® Latex powderfree...