[labnetwork] chemical resistant gloves used with HF

[Leif Johansen]

Hello Iulian, 

We are using North SilverShield 4H gloves. Please refer to the links below.

http://www.northsafety.com/TriggerWorkflow.aspx?WorkflowModuleGUID=a3c3bf34-f500-45aa-a73f-13a246669a21&Alias=NSUS&SB_ContentItemGuid=16486627-ea23-4442-bde6-d9008e3579ba


http://www.northsafety.com/TriggerWorkflow.aspx?WorkflowModuleGUID=a3c3bf34-f500-45aa-a73f-13a246669a21&Alias=NSUS&SB_ContentItemGuid=babf5024-993c-4792-9ed5-442e9335ee49&ReuseToken=True&CDTID=a2de4ac6-0971-431d-ac14-d9496fd9b052

Look at page 18 in the pdf product catalogue.

Their advantage is that they provide 4 hours protection against most hazardous chemicals, hence the product name. The disadvantage is that after repeated use they are prone to crack in the weldings, so it is quite important to inspect used gloves carefully before handling HF. We always provide a stack of new 4H gloves near all chemical wet benches. 
4H gloves are also quite slippery, so handling beakers can be cumbersome. For this reason, many lab users put an extra pair of nitrile gloves over the 4H gloves. 

Best regards, 

Leif


-----Original Message-----
From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Iulian Codreanu
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:49 PM
To: Fab Network
Subject: [labnetwork] chemical resistant gloves used with HF

Good Morning.

I am in the process of re-evaluating the additional PPEs we require at the HF bench and your feedback would be much appreciated.

Can you please tell me what kind of chemical resistant gloves you use at your HF bench?  Make/model would be very helpful.

Also, how do you go about checking their integrity?  How frequently do you check?

Thank you very much.

Iulian

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