Disposable Nitrile Gloves

• Check for rips or punctures before use.
• Select the correct size.
• Remove and replace gloves immediately with new ones when chemical spills or splashes on them or there are signs of obvious contamination.
• Never wash or reuse disposable gloves.
• Always remove gloves before touching common objects such as doorknobs or door handles.
• Do not wear gloves in hallways, offices, break rooms, elevators, restrooms, or any other public areas.
• Glove removal (or "doffing") must be done carefully to avoid contact with the outside of the glove.
• Dispose of chemically contaminated gloves in the yellow hazardous waste bag and biologically contaminated gloves in biohazardous waste bags

Nitrile gloves are preferred over latex because of their chemical resistance, their tendency to visibly rip when punctured, and to prevent possible latex allergies.

In addiKon to their chemical resistance profile, another reason that nitrile gloves are used instead of latex is to avoid skin allergies that can be caused by the proteins in the latex rubber. It is possible, however, for some individuals to be sensitive to the accelerators (chemical addiKves) in nitrile. Please report any allergies to reportit.kaust.edu.sa for recommendations and support.

Glove manufacturers provide more information about glove chemical resistance based on permeation breakthrough time, boiling point, and concentration.

See example from Kimberly-Clark