Protective Gloves for Occupational Use (3)

Synopsis

This revised text discusses key aspects for protective gloves, including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance. The book provides guidance on how to select gloves to prevent skin contamination from chemical and microbial exposure in the occupational environment and presents hard-to-find information in one easy-to-use resource. It covers important concepts, including prevention of contact dermatitis, clinical testing of occupation-related glove sensitivity, and infection control and preventative measures for pandemics. The book • Provides update state-of-the-art information, practices, standards, and guidelines. • Covers information on protective glove material technology, protective effects, and adverse medical effects. • Explores ways to select gloves to prevent skin contamination from chemical and microbial exposure in the occupational environment. • Discusses concepts, including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance according to standardized technical methods in vivo. The text will be useful for professionals in the fields of occupational and industrial hygiene, health care, and public health. It will also help graduate students in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, pharmacy, and environmental health. This book offers a wealth of information on protective glove material technology, protective effects, and adverse medical effects. It gives detailed discussion of parameters, including the selection and use of gloves for industrial chemicals, acrylates, and pesticides, and gloves as protection against microbial contamination. It will be a valuable resource for professionals and graduate students in the fields of occupational and industrial hygiene, healthcare, public health, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, pharmacy, and environmental health.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

490 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000772968

Related ISBNs:

9780367649005, 9781003126874, 9780367649050

Publisher:

CRC Press

Date of Addition:

11/15/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Robert N. Phalen and Howard I. Maibach, individual chapters, the contributors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Technology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Robert N. Phalen

Edited by:

Howard Maibach