For more information on glove and PPE material resistance read the
PPE resistance guide.
The following chart is for general reference only, for specific
recommendations contact the glove manufacturer, MSDS or the EH&S
office.
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Gloves |
Material |
Usage |
Comments |
Recommended
for |
Not recommended |
|
Latex |
Natural
Rubber |
Incidental contact |
Good for biological and water-based materials. Poor for organic solvents. Little chemical protection. Can puncture holes
Can cause or trigger
latex allergies |
Weak Acids, Weak bases, alcohols, aqueous solutions |
Oils, greases and organics |
|
Nitrile |
Synthetic Rubber |
Incidental contact |
Good for solvents, oils, greases, and some acids and bases. Clear indication of tears and breaks.
Good alternative for those with latex allergies |
Oils, greases, acids, caustics,
aliphatic solvents |
Aromatic solvents, many ketones,
esters, many chlorinated solvents |
|
Butyl |
Synthetic Rubber |
Extended contact |
Good for ketones and esters. Poor for gasoline and aliphatic, aromatic, and halogenated hydrocarbons |
Aldehydes, ketones, esters, glycol
ethers, polar organic solvents |
Aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated
solvents |
|
Neoprene |
Synthetic Rubber |
Extended contact |
Good for acids, bases, alcohols, fuels, peroxides, hydrocarbons, and phenols. Poor for halogenated and aromatic hydrocarbons |
Oxidizing acids, bases, alcohols,
oils, fats, aniline, phenol, glycol ethers |
Chlorinated solvents |
|
PVA |
Poly-Vinyl Alcohol |
Specific use |
Good for aromatic and chlorinated solvents. Poor for water-based solutions |
A wide range of aliphatic, aromatic
and chlorinated solvents, ketones (except acetone), esters,
ethers |
Acids, alcohols, bases, water |
|
PVC |
Poly-Vinyl Chloride |
Specific use |
Good for acids, bases, oils, fats, peroxides, and amines. Good resistance to abrasions.
Poor for most organic solvents
|
Strong acids and bases, salts, other
aqueous solutions, alcohols, glycol ethers |
Aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated
solvents, aldehydes, ketones, nitrocompunds |
|
Viton |
Fluoro-
elastimer |
Extended use |
Good for chlorinated and aromatic solvents.
Good resistance to cuts and abrasions.
Poor for ketones. |
Aromatic, aliphatic and chlorinated
solvents, and alcohols |
Some ketones, esters, amines |
|
Silver Shield |
Laminate |
|
|
Wide range of solvents, acids and bases |
|
For more PPE information, see PPE Selection
chart.
More questions about glove selection? Contact EH&S.
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