Gloves
News
Shield Scientific launches SHIELDskin Xtreme Sterile ORANGE NITRILE 300 DI gloves– 17-May-2013
Glove of choice for critical aseptic applications
Kimberly-Clark Professional launches RightCycle recycling scheme– 26-Apr-2013
For single-use cleanroom and laboratory gloves and garments
Hartmann Group achieves record 2012 sales– 5-Apr-2013
Makes good progress in hand disinfectants
Arco Comfort gloves offer functionality, protection and comfort– 1-Mar-2013
There are four products in the range
Ansell adds to the TouchNTuff gloves range– 5-Dec-2012
Two new styles provide maximum comfort and performance
PolyConversions’ VR sleeve glove provides protection– 30-Nov-2012
Offers comfort and flexibility
Ansell adds non-latex surgical glove to portfolio– 26-Nov-2012
GAMMEX latex-free glove also features antimicrobial technology
Ansell TouchNTuff protects against chemicals for longer, study finds– 7-Nov-2012
Belgian research centre Centexbel carries out the study
PolyConversions introduces vinyl-free cleanroom wear– 29-Oct-2012
VR provides impervious, puncture and cold-crack resistant protection and has been designed to replace vinyl and other traditional plastics
Nitritex continues the BioClean fun with the first in a series of videos– 4-Oct-2012
Part of our BioClean.com rebranding includes a revolutionary set of videos; this month we invite you to enjoy our BioClean Fusion Gloves…
Hand in glove: Health workers 'waste millions and put patients at risk'– 4-Oct-2012
New research reveals inappropriate use of clinical gloves by healthcare workers
Longer gloves are better for sterile processing– 23-Aug-2012
SHIELD Scientific adds 40cm and 60cm sterile latex and nitrile gloves to XTREME range
Articles
Keep control of consumables expenditure– 20-Oct-2011
Sales of cleanroom consumables are increasing, with gloves and wipes heading the list. Increases in the raw material price of latex have led glove consumers to consider alternative materials, such as nitrile and polychloroprene. For garments, there are fundamentally three options – disposable, reusable (laundered) or a combination of the two. The choice will be governed by the number of garment changes per week. If a reusable system is decided upon, consideration needs to be given to the choice of purchase, lease, lease-to-own or rental.
The meaning behind the symbols– 26-Jul-2011
Gloves for personal protection must undergo testing to ensure they conform to risk-specific standards regarding their resistance to mechanical or thermal/cold risk or penetration by chemicals, radiation or micro-organisms. In accordance with European Personal Protection Equipment Directives and EU standards EN420:2003 EN 374:2003, gloves or their packaging must carry the CE mark and a series of pictograms to ensure that the level of protection is adequate for the categories of hazard to which they will be exposed.
Selecting gloves– 25-Mar-2011
Choosing which type of disposable glove is best for a particular process is complex. Nick Gardner, Shield Scientific, reviews the range of choices, limiting factors and documents required to ensure they meet cleanroom criteria
Handling cytotoxic material– 17-Feb-2010
The level of protection afforded by gloves to personnel and products when handling cytotoxic agents is complex. Nick Gardner, Shield Scientific, offers some important considerations