Rubber Aprons

With all PPE, follow the manufacturers guidelines for care and use of the equipment. PPE is of no value unless it is being worn properly by the employee and management is enforcing its use. 

The eyes, face, hands, and feet are also vulnerable to flying objects, chemical splashes, falling object, and a variety of other warehouse hazards. One only need look at the on-going incidents or injury reports in a warehouse and the need for more specific PPE becomes evident. 

Hearing and respiratory exposures may not pose health risks in most locations. Illnesses from excessive noise and lung impairment are possible if employers fail to monitor the workplace and insist on the correct PPE. Noise can be deceptive b ause workers feel that they get used to it after a while. Respirators may be needed during special operations within the building, when the risk may be great this form of protective equipment must receive special consideration. 

Fall protection is many times overlooked in warehouses. Workers may feel that because they are not on a construction site, the rule does not apply to them. The use of body belts is no longer an acceptable means of fall protection. 

Arrotti, Gerard. Fit the Gloves to the Hazard. Occupational Health and Safety. May 1995, pp. 50-54. 

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Depending on scale of operation, use impervious rubber gloves, eye protection (glasses/goggles/face shield), rubber aprons, boots, armlets, protective suits Provide respiratory protection against gases/dusts/fumes Provide shower and eyewash facilities... 

Wear rubber gloves, chemical goggles and, depending upon scale, a rubber apron or full chemical suit. 

The liquid sulfur dioxide solutions described in the preparations have a vapor pressure of about 3.3 atm at 21 °C. Therefore, well-constructed glass vessels and a glass (or metal) vacuum line must be employed to prevent pressure bursts. Thick leather gloves, safety goggles, a face shield, and a rubber apron should be worn and the experiments have to be conducted behind a safety shield or explosion-proof glass in a fume hood to prevent possible contact with the reaction mixtures as well as with AsF5 and SbFs. 

Health and Safety Factors and Regulations. Iodine is much safer to handle at ordinary temperatures than the other halogens because iodine is a solid and its vapor pressure is only 1 kPa (7.5 mm Hg) at 25°C, compared to 28.7 kPa (215 mm Hg) for bromine and 700 kPa (6.91 atm) for chlorine. When handling properly packed containers, usual work clothes are sufficient. In the handling of solid, unpacked iodine, rubber gloves, rubber apron, and safety goggles are recommended. Respirators or masks are also recommended. 

An adequate supply of protective clothing including safety visors and goggles, protective gloves, rubber aprons and boots. 

The precautions to be taken will vary with the properties of the chemical. For example, dimethylmercury is volatile (bp 92°C), oil soluble, and flammable. Hence it should be handled well back in a hood, its container should be open as little as possible, gloves of oil-resistant material (neoprene or nitrile rubber) should be worn, the user s front should be protected by a rubber apron if more than a gram or so is used, and no open flame should be nearby. With thalidomide, a solid of negligible volatility and low oil-solubility, prompt stoppering of an opened container would be less important, thin... 

Safety goggles, face shield, thick gauntlets, and rubber apron must be worn. 

M aqueous ammonia, 6 M NH3 (aq) add 200 mL concentrated NH3 (28%) into a 500-mL volumetric flash and add enough water to bring to the mark. Place the prepared solution in dropper bottles. Prepare in the hood using a face shield, rubber apron, and rubber gloves. Copper(II) chloride, CuCl2... 

In preparing the above solutions, rubber gloves, a rubber apron,... 

All solutions should be placed in dropper bottles. In preparing all acid and base solutions, observe personal safety practices. Use a face shield, rubber gloves, and a rubber apron. Do preparations in the hood. 

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