Quick Guide To Buying Nitrile Gloves

What do you look for when purchasing nitrile gloves? As there is a wide assortment of products in the market, how do you ensure that you obtain the product that is suitable for your particular situation? Here are a couple of factors to consider:

The target application

Where is the work being carried out? Are the gloves intended for the day-to-day cleaning tasks at home or janitorial applications in commercial facilities? Do you want gloves for your staff in engineering and mechanics such as automotive repair shops? Food processing activities, usage in health care facilities- the areas in which the gloves use will determine the level protection required. For instance, the ASAP Lite Nitrile Gloves are suitable for those lightwork tasks in medical facilities, while the ASAP Premium Gloves come with an extra 25% tensile strength compared to the conventional nitrile gloves, delivering more puncture and chemical resistance. There are situations where the staff will be dipping their hands in chemicals, or there are high chances of spills and splashes. In such situations, longer gloves are required. Protection during these situations can be found in units such as the ASAP X-Tended Nitrile and X-Tended Black Nitrile formulations.

Gloves are generally divided into exam grade and industrial grade. Exam grade gloves are intended for the healthcare facilities, from physician’s offices and laboratories, to nursing homes and phlebotomy applications. Basically, where the staff may come into contact with body fluids, excretions, or items with body fluids, or will be handling the reagents used in such facilities, these types of gloves will be required. The ASAP powder free examination gloves are in this category. Industrial grade applications range from those in automotive facilities, repair shops, manufacturing plants, and similar situations where there is heightened demand for puncture and chemical resistance.

Functionality features

What impact do the gloves have on your working process? This look at attributes of the gloves that come in handy when using them – pun intended. Take texture for instance. Gloves that have a micro-roughed texture will help in giving you more grip- which is particularly beneficial when dealing with delicate tools- where you wouldn’t want to drop them, or even when handling precision gear. Are the gloves powdered? Powder that’s added to the conventional gloves to help with donning them comes with negative effects, ranging from messes that are made, to contamination of the patients’ wounds, and powder has even been reported to cause inflammation and interfere with the healing process after surgical procedures. In this case, opting for powder free gloves is ideal, as it protects the patients being attended to.

The dexterity and tactile sensitivity of the gloves being used also features here. After all, you don’t want the protection provided compromising on your effectiveness in delivering on your mandate. Flexibility, ease of use, all through to aspects such as a soft nitrile structure that makes the gloves easy to wear, to beaded cuffs that also aid in this- you want to work with products that enable you to get both safety and optimal performance.

Quick Guide To Buying Nitrile Gloves