Special latex gloves

It is usually assumed that protection gloves that withstand penetration in the test, offer effective protection against bacteria and fungi. However, because many viruses are much smaller than bacteria and fungi, these protection gloves may offer inadequate protection in practical fields.

A protection glove that is resistant to bacteria is a watertight glove that has a maximum AQL value of 1.5 in the permeability test. The AQL value (AQL = Acceptable Quality Level) reflects a given limit or the minimum quality requirement.

In general, the lower the AQL value, the better the quality of the protection gloves.

Protection against microorganisms:

Gloves that protect against bacteria and fungi. Not tested against viruses.

Protection gloves of this standard need to protect against physical and mechanical loads such as wear, cuts, puncturing, tearing or felling cuts. These loads can occur when working with metal or wood or any other tasks where hands need to be protected against mechanical injury. Also, they must comply with the regulations relating to electrical conductivity of protection gloves.

Protection gloves for mechanical risks must satisfy at least one of the test criteria listed in the table.

Testing Criteria:

Abrasion Resistance: 0-4

Cut Resistance: 0-4

Tear Resistance: 0-4

Puncture Resistance: 0-4

EN-ISO cut resistance: A-F

EN impact protection: yes/no

The higher the number (shown with an X below the icon in the example), the better the test result.

Full chemical protection gloves primarily aim to protect the hands against chemicals. They are assigned to the PSA Category III. Due to the infinite range of chemicals, there is no one specific glove that will offer protection against all liquids. Instead, the best product must be selected for the task at hand. Full chemical protection has a protection index of at least 2, i.e. a permeation time > 30 minutes for at least 3 of 12 statutory defined test chemicals. (Permeation = penetration on a molecular level).

Gloves marked with a conical flask offer full chemical protection. The chemicals against which the gloves offer protection are identified with a letter below the pictogram.

TYPE A

Permeation performance at least level 2, >30 minutes against at least six chemicals in the list:

Testing Criteria:

A- Methanol

B- Acetone

C- Acetonitrite

D- Di-chloromethane

E- Carbon disulphide

F- Tuluol

G- Diethylamine

H- Tetrahydrofuran

I- Ethyl acetate

J- N-Heptane

K- Sodium hydroxide 40 %

L- Sulphuric acid 96 %

M- Nitric acid 65 %

N- Acetic acid 99 %

O- Ammonium hydroxide 25%

P- Hydrogen peroxide 30 %

S- Hydrofloric acid 40 %

T- Formaldehyde 37 %

• good wet grip
• flexible and elastic
• waterproof
• for medium to heavy-duty work

Latex gloves offer excellent flexibility and tear-resistance as well as protection from fluids. The good wear properties make them ideal for light to medium work in dry and wet environments.

Latex – Very elastic and tear resistant. Very good gloves for medical work and food processing sectors.