Protective Gloves for Occupational Use

This revised text discusses key aspects for protective gloves, including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance.

The book provides guidance on how to select gloves to prevent skin contamination from chemical and microbial exposure in the occupational environment and presents hard-to-find information in one easy-to-use resource. It covers important concepts, including prevention of contact dermatitis, clinical testing of occupation-related glove sensitivity, and infection control and preventative measures for pandemics.

The book:

• Provides update state-of-the-art information, practices, standards, and guidelines
• Covers information on protective glove material technology, protective effects, and adverse medical effects
• Explores ways to select gloves to prevent skin contamination from chemical and microbial exposure in the occupational environment
• Discusses concepts, including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance according to standardized technical methods in vivo.

The text will be useful for professionals in the fields of occupational and industrial hygiene, health care, and public health. It will also help graduate students in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, pharmacy, and environmental health. This book offers a wealth of information on protective glove material technology, protective effects, and adverse medical effects. It gives detailed discussion of parameters, including the selection and use of gloves for industrial chemicals, acrylates, and pesticides, and gloves as protection against microbial contamination. It will be a valuable resource for professionals and graduate students in the fields of occupational and industrial hygiene, healthcare, public health, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, pharmacy, and environmental health.

Robert N. Phalen, Ph.D., CIH, FAIHA, is a professor and program chair of Occupational Safety and Health at the University of Houston Clear Lake, Texas, USA. Dr. Phalen is an industrial hygienist with expertise in protective clothing and dermal exposure assessment. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of California Los Angeles in Environmental Health Science with a specialization in industrial hygiene. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. His primary publications are on chemical permeation and the durability of protective clothing.

Howard I. Maibach, M.D., is a professor of Dermatology at the University of California San Francisco, USA, with expertise in treating contact dermatitis and occupational dermatitis. His specialties include allergic skin disorders and skin conditions caused by exposure to toxic substances. Dr. Maibach earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has over 2500 publications and has served on the editorial boards of more than 30 scientific journals. He is a member of 19 professional societies, including the American Academy of Dermatology, the San Francisco Dermatological Society, and the International Commission on Occupational Health. Dr. Maibach has been a longterm contributor to experimental research on contact dermatitis, contact urticaria, and other skin conditions.