Personal Protective Equipment

Kerstin Bergemalm-RynellSenior Chemist

Marianne AnderssonLab Technician

Occupational & Environmental Medicin

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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.”

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.

• 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

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

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?

ADI 549

www.av.se

EN 388

EN 407

EN 511

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

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

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

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

Glove Materials

• Natural rubber (Latex)• Polyethylene, PE• Vinyl• Nitrile• Neoprene • PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)• PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)• Butyl rubber

Guides for choosing the appropiate glove

• www.ansellpro.com/specware/• www.guide.eu• http://www.ejendals.se/1295.php

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

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

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