Impervious gloves

Glove box A sealed enclosure used for handling toxic products by means of long impervious gloves sealed to form part of the enclosure. 

Caution Sodium cyanide is highly toxic. Care should be taken to avoid direct contact of the chemical or its solutions with the skin, and impervious gloves should be worn to handle the reagent. 

Availability of impervious gloves, goggles/face shield. 

Goggles, impervious gloves, protective clothes and shoes are recommended. Chemical cartridge respirators are sufficient for routine handling. Air-line respirators or self-contained breathing apparatus are recommended for high concentrations. 

Thallium and thallium compounds are toxic and skin contact must be avoided, Impervious gloves and aprons should be worn and excellent ventilation and masks should be provided where dusts and fumes may be present,... 

Isocyanates have acute and chronic safety problems. Elimination of isocyanate vapors must in the first instance be carried out by engineering methods. The ventilation of the area must be good. Transfer of the isocyanates must, wherever possible, be automated so that there is no human contact. If there is handling by humans, the proper protective equipment should be worn. The personal protective equipment must include safety goggles, vapor mask, impervious gloves, and disposable overalls. If vapor levels are expected to be high, a self-contained breathing hood must be used. 

When preparing a batch of material, the reactor and the prepolymer are hot. Suitable heat-resistant gloves must be worn. It may be necessary to wear a pair of impervious gloves under the heat-resistant gloves to give both chemical and heat protection. 

Polyols do not have the same extreme toxic properties as isocyanates but must still be treated with care. They are not treated as hazardous but may cause some skin and eye irritation. Basic precautions such as impervious gloves and eye protection must be worn. 

Pigments that are used should not contain cadmium, which has hazardous properties. Pigments will normally be supplied in a paste form let down in either polyol or a plasticizer. Pigments can be very messy and stay on the skin for a period of time if not removed promptly. Disposable impervious gloves should be used when using pigment concentrates. 

Besides the fire hazard that they present, any solvent that is spilled on clothing or the skin presents a health problem. Suitable impervious gloves and eye protection must be worn when using any solvent. Contaminated clothing must be removed and the contact area washed well. As the solvents will remove the natural oils from the skin, they must be replaced by an industrial grade of barrier cream. 

When handling heated prepolymers or molten prepolymers, impervious gloves must be worn. These materials can cause severe burns, as they are poor conductors of heat. In this condition, they can readily be absorbed into the body. If MOCA is overheated to above 140°C, dangerous fumes will be given off. 

In the laboratory, work with organolead compounds is carried out exclusively in fume hoods with excellent mechanical ventilation. Inhalation is thus prevented, together with dispersal of dust and contamination of the body. Spilling of tetraalkyllead compounds or solutions on the hands is avoided, as in the manufacturing plants, by the use of rubber gloves or special impervious gloves containing an impervious inner layer. 

Absorption through intact skin-always wear impervious gloves if the MSDS indicates this route of exposure. 

Personal protective equipment i.e. safety helmet with visor, impervious gloves, disposable chemicaUresistant overall, with storage facilities for same and... 

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Do not eat, drink, or smoke while cleaning up. Use a self-contained respirator, a mask with filter (type A class 3) or a filtering mask (e.g., EN 405). Wear protective clothing, safety glasses, and impervious gloves (e.g., neoprene gloves). Ensure adequate ventilation. Avoid all sources of ignition, hot surfaces, and open flames (see also Section 7). 

When formulating, workers may be exposed to flammable vapors. They should wear face shields, respiratory protection, and impervious gloves. 

Wear impervious gloves to avoid contact with chemical and solutions. 

In 1996, there were 25,000 workers employed in 75-100 domestic wood treatment plants using coal tar creosote. As a result of the use of engineering controls and personal protective equipment (e.g., respiratory protection and impervious gloves) required in the 1986 settlement of the EPA Special Review process,1 airborne exposures to creosote components in the workplace are generally below the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 0.2 mg benzene soluble particulates perm3 air (Rivers 1990). 

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