Gloves Selection Chart
Frequently used industrial gloves are listed below. Descriptions are provided to make selection easier. Table C.1 is a chemical resistance chart for gloves.
1- Asbestos Gloves. Prohibited. Kevlar and Zetex are substitutes. Refer to paragraph five below.
2- Aluminized Gloves. Offer both reflective and insulating protection. The insert shall NOT be made of asbestos. Kevlar and Zetex are satisfactory asbestos substitutes. These gloves are generally used for welding, furnace, and foundry work.
3- Coated Fabric Glove. Normally made from cotton flannel with napping on one side. The unnapped side is coated with a plastic material. This type glove is a general-purpose protector offering slip-resistant qualities. They are used in laboratory tasks and for handling bricks and wire rope.
4- Chemical and Liquid Resistant Gloves. Made from rubber (latex, nitrile, or butyl) or a synthetic composition such as neoprene. Frequently used gloves are described below:
4-1- Butyl Rubber Gloves. Provide protection from nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrofluoric acid, red fuming nitric acid, rocket fuels, and peroxide. These gloves have a high impermeability to gases, chemicals, and water vapor, and resistance to oxidation and ozone attack. They have high abrasion resistance and remain flexible at low temperatures.
4-2- Natural Latex or Rubber Gloves. Provide protection from most water solutions of acids, alkalis, salts, and ketones. Plus, they are resistant to abrasions occurring in sandblasting, grinding, and polishing. These gloves have excellent wearing qualities, pliability, and comfort and are a good general-purpose glove
4-3- Neoprene Gloves. Provide good protection from hydraulic fluids, gasoline, alcohols, organic acids, and alkalis. They have good pliability and finger dexterity, high density and tensile strength, plus high fear resistance.
4-4- Nitrile Rubber Gloves. Provide protection from chlorinated solvents (trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene). They are intended for jobs requiring dexterity and sensitivity, yet they stand up under mechanical use even after prolonged exposure to substances that cause other glove materials to deteriorate. They also resist abrasion, puncturing, snagging, and tearing.
5- Substitutes for Asbestos Gloves. Gloves made out of the fabrics listed below are substitutes for asbestos gloves.
5-1- Kevlar. Provides protection against heat and cold. Kevlar is a synthetic material and is used by a variety of manufacturers in their gloves. Gloves made of Kevlar material are cut and abrasion resistant and wear well
5-2- Zetex. Provides protection against heat and cold. It is also a synthetic material and is used by several manufacturers in their gloves. Gloves made of Zetex material are cut and abrasion resistant and also withstand diluted acids (except hydrofluoric, alkalis, and solvents).
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Neoprene Latex or rubber Butyl Nitrile latex
Chemical gloves gloves gloves gloves
*Acetaldehyde VG G VG G
Acetic acid VG VG VG VG
*Acetone G VG VG P
Ammonium hydroxide VG VG VG VG
*Amyl acetate F P F P
Aniline G F F P
*Benzaldehyde F F G G
*Benzene P P P F
Butyl acetate G F F P
Butyl alcohol VG VG VG VG
Carbon disulfide F F F F
*Carbon F P P G
tetrachloride
Castor oil F P F VG
*Chlorobenzene F P F P
*Chloroform G P P E
Chloronaphthalene F P F F
Chromic acid (50%) F P F F
Citric acid (10%) VG VG VG VG
Cyclohexanol G F G VG
*Dibutyl phthalate G P G G
Diesel fuel G P P VG
Diisobutyl ketone P F G P
Dimethylformamide F F G G
Dioctyl phthalate G P F VG
Diaxane VG G G G
Epoxy resins, dry VG VG VG VG
*Ethyl acetate G F G F
Ethyl alcohol VG VG VG VG
*Ethyl ether VG G VG G
*Ethylene dichloride F P F P
Ethylene glycol VG VG VG VG
Formaldehyde VG VG VG VG
Formic acid VG VG VG VG
Freon 11 G P F G
Freon 12 G P F G
Freon 21 G P F G
Freon 22 G P F G
*Furfural G G G G
Gasoline, leaded G P F VG
Gasoline, unleaded G P F VG
Glycerin VG VG VG VG
Hexane F P P G
Hydrazine (65%) F G G G
Hydrochloric acid VG G G G
Hydrofluoric acid VG G G G
(48%)
Hydrogen peroxide G G G G
(30%)
Hydroquinone G G G F
Isooctane F P P VG
Kerosene VG F F VG
Ketones G VG VG P
Lacquer thinners G F F P
Lactic acid (85%) VG VG VG VG
Lauric acid (36%) VG F VG VG
Lineoleic acid VG P F G
Linseed oil VG P F VG
Maleic acid VG VG VG VG
Methyl alcohol VG VG VG VG
Methylamine F F G G
Methyl bromide G F G F
*Methyl chloride P P P P
*Methyl ethyl ketone G G VG P
*Methyl isobutyl F F VG P
ketone
Methyl methacrylate G G VG F
Monoethanolamine VG G VG VG
Morpholine VG VG VG G
Naphthalene G F F G
Naphthas, alyphatic VG F F VG
Naphthas, aromatic G P P G
*Nitric acid G F F F
Nitric acid, red and
white fuming P P P P
Nitromethane * F P F F
(95.5%)
Nitropropane (95.5%) F P F F
Octyl alcohol VG VG VG VG
Oleic acid VG F G VG
Oxalic acid VG VG VG VG
Palmitic acid VG VG VG VG
Perchloric acid VG F G G
(60%)
Perchloroethylene F P P G
Petroleum distillates
(naphtha) G P P VG
Phenol VG F G F
Phosphoric acid VG G VG VG
Potassium hydroxide VG VG VG VG
Propyl acetate G F G F
Propyl alcohol VG VG VG VG
Propyl alcohol VG VG VG VG
(iso)
Sodium hydroxide VG VG VG VG
Styrene P P P F
Styrene (100%) P P P F
Sulfuric acid G G G G
Tannic acid (65%) VG VG VG VG
Tetrahydrofuran P F F F
*Toluene F P P F
Toluene diisocyanate F G G F
(TDI)
*Trichloroethylene F F P G
Triethanolamine VG G G VG
(85%)
Tung oil VG P F VG
Turpentine G F F VG
*Xylene P P P F
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Table C.1. Gloves chemical resistance selection chart
*Limited Service
VG = Very Good G = Good F = Fair P = Poor (not recommended)
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