Guidelines for care & Use of Dry Solvent Stills [Example]

Hygiene Plan when choosing the appropriate gloves to wear in you laboratory situation. Choose the type of
gloves you need based on the kinds of chemicals with which you work. Some of the gloves described above
are headed with a handwritten asterisk on the chart columns corresponding to the glove brand name or
glove material.
An extended glove compatibility chart is contained in the booklet entitled "Quick Selection Guide
to Chemical Protective Clothing," 2nd edition, by Krister Forsberg and S.Z. Mansdorf, Van Nostrand
Reinhold Publishers, kept by the laboratory manager.
The "Calendar Guide to Chemical Resistant Best Gloves," 7th edition, lists chemical
compatabilities for thicker, heavier-duty gloves than anything we have in stock above and are made of more
chemically resistant material. You will find all pertinent information for them in the Fisher Catalog or in
the "Calendar Guide" chart by Best company.
The Glove compatibility charts from Best Company can also be accessed from their Web site,
http://www.bestglove.com/, go to the “industrial” glove sidebar, then to “chemical resistent”, then scroll
down and download the red disk icon labeled “download chemrest Guide”, fill in and complete the required
name and address fields (apparently for future guide update info), and the download the Windows 95
option.
For the Ansell heavy-duty yellow gloves chemical compatibility chart, go to
http://www.ansellpro.com/
For the MAPA Stansolv heavy-duty cotton-less, green nitrile gloves, go to
http://www.mapaglove.com/
The Safeskin (purple nitrile SHIELDMASTER) glove compatibility chart is also available on the
Web. Go to:
http://www.shieldmaster.com/ and then to:
http://www.safeskin.com/chemresist/
The following useful information on gloves was obtained from Dartmouth College, Environmental
Health and Safety, 6216 Clement West, Hanover, NH 03755, phone # 603-646-1762:
“Glove materials:
Viton� - Excellent resistance to chlorinated and aromatic solvents. (Expensive)
Butyl - Good choice for aldehydes, ketones and esters. (Expensive)
Neoprene - Wide range of resistance to solvents, acids, caustics and alcohols.
Nitrile - Wide range of applications along with puncture and abrasion resistance.
Natural rubber (latex) - resists acids and caustics. Often combined with other polymers for a broader range
of applications.
PVC - resists acids but not petroleum solvents.”
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