New Method of On-Site Detection of Non-Conductive and Conductive Penetrations of Protective Gloves

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• Personal Author:
  Berardinelli, Stephen P. Jr. ; Zeng S
• Description:
  A new method to detect protective glove penetration in conductive solution was developed to increase penetration detection sensitivity and accuracy. Penetration by non-conductive materials was detected by a penetration indicator, which is the ratio of the glove-conductance time derivatives to the glove-capacitance time derivatives. Penetration by conductive materials was detected by a penetration indicator, which is the product of glove conductance time derivative and the glove capacitance time derivative. The comparison tests showed that under the test conditions the signal-to-noise ratio (signal is referred to the maximum magnitude of a penetration indicator during penetration, and the noise is referred to that during membrane hydration and glove movement) of this method is higher than other existing methods in both non-conductive and conductive penetration detections. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electricity Nitriles Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Electrical-properties Gloves Protective-clothing Protective-materials Testing-equipment
• ISSN:
  0363-8855
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  298-307
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025389
• Citation:
  J Clin Eng 1997 Sep; 21(5):298-307
• Contact Point Address:
  Shengke Zeng, NIOSH/DSR, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  szeng@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Clinical Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d231465051aff7a803531a5f9901952b13cbb2a4bde2d7b0bd20720c53369950f3bd359b0188ec5532c47b77f58ff2fb2e0b3805f41d1639688d21f336321cf2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196784/cdc_196784_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.38 MB ]