New Ansell ChemTek 38-214T Gloves Protect Against Dangerous Materials
Red Bank, NJ - New ChemTek 38-214T gloves from Ansell Healthcare protect workers from phenol chloroform and a variety of dangerous chemicals. The thin-mil Viton over butyl gloves are comfortable and provide the dexterity and tactile sensitivity lab workers need.
Ansell developed ChemTek 38-214T gloves in response to a request from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for a thin laboratory glove that could be used with phenol and chlorinated solvents.
"Previous products that provided an appropriate level of chemical protection did not meet lab technicians' practical needs for dexterity and tactile sensitivity," said Matt Carlson, MPH, UCSF environmental health and safety specialist. "When we tried gloves that offered the dexterity and tactile sensitivity required, the products did not provide sufficient protection against phenol chloroform and other hazardous chemicals."
UCSF is recognized as one of the world's leading biomedical research institutions. Research staff use phenol and chloroform during a common laboratory technique that separates proteins from nucleic acids.
"These gloves are a result of UCSF's Environmental Health and Safety Department personnel sharing with us their need for an improved hand protection program. UCSF had been double-gloving neoprene disposable gloves, but they did not provide appropriate chemical protection during DNA extraction applications. Alternate glove films were introduced, and more information was gathered during subsequent meetings at UCSF. Ansell modified existing styles of its ChemTek Viton over butyl gloves in order to help meet the UCSF technicians' needs for improved chemical protection, tactile sensitivity and dexterity," said Tim Paree, Critical Environments Specialist at Ansell.
ChemTek 38-214 gloves have a 4 mil outer layer of Viton rubber over a 4 mil layer of butyl rubber which provides greater than 90 minutes of chemical resistance to breakthrough for phenol chloroform and other chlorinated solvents, with excellent resistance to degradation. The butyl layer also contributes physical characteristics to make 38-214T ChemTek gloves more durable.
"ChemTek 38-214 gloves are among the most protective gloves available to keep workers safe from dangerous chemicals," Paree said. "The ChemTek gloves are also comfortable enough and provide sufficient dexterity so lab workers can wear them for work requiring fine finger touch sensitivity."
Ansell ChemTek 38-214 gloves have breakthrough times greater than 200 minutes for a range of chemicals, including acetic acid, benzene, ammonium hydroxide, carbon tetrachloride, dimethylacetamide, methylene chloride and sulfuric acid. The new gloves, which are 12 inches long, are offered in sizes 5.6, 7, 8 and 9.
SOURCE: Ansell Limited