| The rise in problems caused by the use of latex | | | | providing the sensitivity and flexibility that they need in |
| gloves, has lead many different industries to look to | | | | their profession. Nitrile gloves for this industry have a |
| other options, in order to provide their employees with | | | | high rating when it comes to durability and the level of |
| a safe and comfortable work environment. Using latex | | | | resistance to tears. The color of the glove also allows |
| in the workplace has led to numerous complaints by | | | | employees to easily spot any tears or punctures that |
| employees. Some of the complaints were serious | | | | do occur from natural causes in the work environment. |
| enough to require medical intervention. Allergic | | | | These gloves are popular in almost all industrial jobs |
| reactions and hypersensitivity to latex is the most | | | | where workers are exposed to any kind of chemical. |
| common complaint. Proteins in latex gloves can cause | | | | Paint factories that produce products for the home or |
| adverse reactions, such as hives, rashes and asthma | | | | automotive paint complexes are an example. But it's |
| attacks. People also commonly experienced allergic | | | | not just industrial areas that need nitrile gloves. People |
| dermatitis and the more serious contact dermatitis. | | | | who work in beauty salons also use them as they |
| Eventually businesses realized that this was leading to | | | | wash client's hair or are working with hair dyes for |
| a high incidence of sick days and in some cases it | | | | coloring a customer's hair. They are also common |
| resulted in worker's compensation claims. | | | | place in most food environments. Butcher shops, deli |
| Manufacturers of gloves also realized the problems, | | | | shops as well as people who serve food in |
| and one solution was to start producing nitrile gloves. | | | | restaurants or in a cafeteria setting. |
| Nitrile gloves produced no allergic reactions and also | | | | They are also becoming very popular to have around |
| offered superior protection from holes, lacerations or | | | | the home or in the car in case of an emergency. For |
| cuts in many industrial as well as hospital settings. | | | | the home they are superior to rubber gloves bought in |
| Workers in the health care field needed to be sure | | | | a grocery store, and as more chemicals are being |
| that the gloves would give them the protection they | | | | used in the home for cleaning, people want superior |
| needed, from being exposed to patients with | | | | protection. In the garage area, when working with |
| transferable health issues, as well as being able to use | | | | different solvents and oils, they are excellent protection |
| them in a chemical environment such as using | | | | as well as providing an effective way to grip different |
| chemotherapy drugs. This also applied to nurses, lab | | | | objects. They provide a good solid grip on items that |
| technicians, police officers and emergency medical | | | | may be greasy or simply hard to move. |
| service workers. Nitrile gloves proved to be the | | | | As businesses have move toward gloves that offer |
| superior choice by people in these professions. | | | | more protection with no loss of feeling, they have the |
| One industry that feels these gloves are superior is the | | | | added benefit of seeing worker's claim go down and |
| automotive industry. They are considered to be the | | | | less sick days being used. This alone helps to make |
| top choice when it comes to hand protection. These | | | | the purchase of these products cost effective. |
| gloves have been proven to be resistant to toxic | | | | Workers also feel that they have a company that |
| substances such as solvents, oils and bio-hazardous | | | | cares about them, and their safety and health issues, |
| materials. More importantly, people in this industry find | | | | which leads to better employee relations. |
| them to be soft to the touch, while at the same time | | | | |