[labnetwork] Providing chemical gloves to users

[Chow, Carl]

Eric:
Our standard cleanroom gloves are from VWR, Certi Clean Class 10.
After consulting glove selection charts, such as at https://safety.fsu.edu/safety_manual/OSHA%20Glove%20Selection%20Chart.pdf we saw that butyl gloves were good for most of our chemicals.
So we ordered the VWR Showr Butyl II 874R glove for chemical waste handling in the service chase.  (this glove is not powder-free)
I requested a quote from VWR for the powder-free version.  They were $280/pair, minimum 15 pairs.  This was out of our budget.
We use Ansell Acitek, size 8 and 9, natural rubber latex, for our chemical glove, but lately, they have been breaking down after 1-2 uses, so they must be checked carefully before each use.

All gloves ordered centrally (with input from researchers, especially on size), disposal in hazardous waste can.

Regards,

Carl Chow
Hewlett Packard Labs


From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Eric Johnston
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 9:07 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Providing chemical gloves to users

Hi All

We are reassessing how we should be providing heavier chemical gloves for our users, especially for use with HF. I am curious about how everyone else is handling these types of gloves. For example:
- Is each user responsible for their own pair of gloves?
- Is there a common set of gloves that are replaced periodically?
- Are chemical gloves single use and then disposed of?
- Do you use one type of glove material for all processing?

I would be happy to summarize the responses for everyone.

Thanks

Eric

Eric Johnston
Director, Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
Singh Center for Nanotechnology
University of Pennsylvania
3205 Walnut Street, #116
ericdj at seas.upenn.edu<mailto:ericdj at seas.upenn.edu>
T. 215.573.6695<tel:215.573.6695>
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