White glove test for safety

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• Personal Author:
  Connor T ; Massoomi F ; Polovich M ; Power LA
• Description:
  Health care workers know that the last line of defense between them and harmful medications, cleaners, and other chemical agents is personal protective equipment (PPE) like gloves. But what if this apparel is not tested to the preferred safety standard for permeability to hazardous substances like chemotherapy (antineoplastic) drugs? It's a sobering and valid concern, especially considering that confusion exists in the marketplace about which gloves provide adequate protection. That's because manufacturers today follow two current standards that the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has in place for testing permeation of glove materials by chemicals. Experts say manufacturers should use the appropriate standard when testing gloves to be used for handling chemotherapy agents. PPE companies that test using the nonpreferred standard may be creating chemotherapy gloves that don't adequately protect the pharmacy personnel, nurses, technicians, and other staff who help maintain the environment of care within health care organizations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Antineoplastic Agents Chemistry Health Personnel Neoplasms Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Antineoplastic-agents Chemical-properties Chemotherapy Cleaning-compounds Drugs Gloves Health-care Health-care-personnel Medical-personnel Medicinal-chemicals Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  1097-9913
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; Massachusetts ; Nebraska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045918
• Citation:
  Environ Care News 2015 Mar; 18(3):6-7,11
• Contact Point Address:
  Tom Connor, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Applied Research and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Environment of Care News
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201154/cdc_201154_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.10 MB ]