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Personal Protective Equipment
Kerstin Bergemalm-RynellSenior Chemist
Marianne AnderssonLab Technician
Occupational & Environmental Medicin
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
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AFS 2001:3 From The Swedish Work Environment Authority
The use of Personal Protective Equipment • ”Shall mean all equipment designed to be
worn or held by the worker to protect him/her against one or more hazards likely to endanger his/her safety and health at work, and addition or accessory designed to meet this objective.”
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AFS 2001:3 Use of Personal Protective Equipment
• Personal protective equipment shall be used when the risks cannot be avoided or sufficiently limited by technical means off collective protection or by measures, methods or procedures of work organisation.
• The employer shall, at no cost to the employee, provide the personal protective equipment needed for the work.
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• Safety helmets• Hearing Protection• Eye Protection• Safety Gloves• Respiratory Protection• Safety shoes• Protective Clothing• Fall Protection• First Aid• Skin Protection
Different kinds ofPersonal Protective Equipment, PPE
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Safety GlovesShall comply with the requirements in AFS 1996:7 and the package shall be marked with• Manufacturer/Representative within the EU• Model/Description• Size• Pictograms (symbols) that fulfil the protection
requirements that are valid for the gloves • Expiring date (if relevant)• CE-marks containing CE + 4 digits
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ADI 549 Protect your handsProtective Gloves –choose the right glove against chemicals
• Is the chemical in solid state or in vapor or liquid phase
• Is there a mechanical risk• Is there an electrical risk? • Is there a risk in that the environment is too
hot or too cold.• Is there a biological risk?• Are there other risks?
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ADI 549
www.av.se
EN 388
EN 407
EN 511
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Chemical Durability
Three different categories:1. Gloves used in low risk situations.2. All kinds of gloves that cannot be caracterised as
1 eller 33. Gloves that will be used in dangerous
environments and where there will be a huge risk of dangerous accidents to happen i.e. for instance when very aggressive chemicals are being used
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SS-EN374-2 Protection against MicroorganismsSS-EN374-3 Protection against Chemicals
Code Chemical CAS number CategoriesA Methanol 67-56-1 Primary alcoholsB Acetone 67-64-1 KetonsC Acetonitrile 75-05-8 Nitrile solutions
D Dichloro methane 75-09-2 Chlorinated paraffins
E Carbon disulfide 75-15-0 Sulfur containing an organic compound
F Toluene 108-88-3 Aromatic hydrocarbons
G Diethyl amine 109-89-7 Amines
H Tetrahydro furane 109-99-9 Heterocyklic and ethereal compound
I Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 Esters
J n-Heptane 142-85-5 Saturated hydrocarbons
K Sodium hydroxide 40% 1310-73-2 Inorganic base
L Sulfuric acid 96% 7664-93-9 Inorganisk mineral acid
EN374-3:2003
AJKL
374-1:2003
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SS-EN374-2 Protection against MicroorganismsSS-EN374-3 Protection against Chemicals
Permeation Break-through time
Level 1 >10 min
Level 2 >30 min
Level 3 >60 min
Level 4 >120 min
Level 5 >240 min
Level 6 >480 min
EN 374-2:2003
Level 3
Penetration AQL
Level 1 <4,0
Level 2 <1,5
Level 3 <0,65
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An Example of how to Mark Gloves
CE 0120
EN 374-3:2003 EN 374-2:2003 EN 388:2003
3000Level 3AJKL
CATEGORY lll
Extra length: 300 mmAQL 0,65 G1
Virus ResistantMicro-organism Resistant
Large/9
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Glove Materials
• Natural rubber (Latex)• Polyethylene, PE• Vinyl• Nitrile• Neoprene • PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)• PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)• Butyl rubber
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Guides for choosing the appropiate glove
• www.ansellpro.com/specware/• www.guide.eu• http://www.ejendals.se/1295.php
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To choose the appropriate glovesLow risk
Natural rubber PVC/Vinyl Polyethylene, PE
High risk
Neoprene Nitrile?
Butyl Viton
Laminated plastic gloves
No No
Yes
From Ejendals
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Review of different glove materials
Groups of chemicals
Naturalrubber
Nitrile Neoprene PVC PVA Butyl
Solvents X X - - -Ketones X - X - X XAcids X X X XHydro carbons - X X - -Oils - X X X XLubricants - X X X X
Organic solvents - X X - -
EN 374 and from EU Guide
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General advice
• The glove does not protect you for ever …• Be careful about where you throw your used
gloves • Be careful to always keep your packings,
containers, and equipment clean on the outside