Introduction
Chemical compatibility must often be considered for many applications. The Internet is a great tool for immediate accessibility to timely safety information and resources. The following Web sites are just some of the many resources where you can find up-to-date compatibility information on gloves, clothing, containers and materials.NIOSH Databases: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/database.html NIOSH has a number of useful databases dealing with chemical hazards and worker health information.
Glove Compatibility Resources It is best to refer to the specific manufacturers test data for the gloves you are using. Many manufacturers have made it easy to access this information by having it right on their internet site.
Best Glove Manufacturing, Inc.: http://www.bestglove.com Get chemical compatibility information by downloading their ChemRest Guide, free. The guide contains chemical resistance data for many Best-brand gloves.
North Safety: http://www.northsafety.com At North Safetys Web site, you can learn compatibility information by downloading the New EZ Guide interactive software. The software contains information about how to select North Safety gloves and respirators. North Safety also has a CD-ROM available that is in an easy-to-use format; it includes compatibility information on their Silver Shield, Viton, Butyl, and Nitrile gloves.
MAPA Professional: http://www.mapaglove.com/content/chemchart.htm MAPA Professionals Web site has thorough and easy-to-use compatibility information for their natural rubber, PVC, neoprene and nitrile gloves.
General Glove Compatibility: http://chem-courses.ucsd.edu/CoursePages/Uglabs/ Education/chem.compat.gloves.html This site lists general information on the resistance of common glove materials to chemicals. The common glove materials listed are natural rubber, neoprene, nitrile and vinyl.
Lab Safety Supply: http://www.labsafety.com Weve compiled our own glove compatibility re-source! Check out EZFacts Document 166, Chemical Compatibility Guide to Gloves, under the Tech Info/EZFacts category on our Web site. It lists numerous types and brandnames of gloves and their compatibility with various chemicals.
Clothing Compatibility Resources
Tyvek Clothing: http://www.dupont.com/tyvek/protective-apparelhttp://www.duponttyvek.com/us/protective-apparel/ English/databases/chemical.html Dupont has extensive chemical compatibility information on their protective clothing fabrics. You must register on the site to access the chemical databases. Chemical resistance information is available for Tyvek QC, Tychem SL, Tychem BR, and Tychem TK.
Kappler Apparel: http://www.kappler.com Kappler has on-line chemical compatibility information for their protective apparel made from CPF 1, 2, 3 and 4, Responder, Responder Plus, Reflector, CPE or Butyl. Kappler requires you to register before accessing their chemical database.
Material Chemical Compatibility
Nalgene Plasticware: http://nalgenelab.nalgenunc.com/scripts/nalge/nalgene/select/chem/index.asp Nalgene has general chemical resistance information about the different resins of their plastic labware products.
Tygon Tubing: http://www.tygon.com/chem/chemafrset.html Norton Performance Plastics has compatibility information for each of their tubing formulations.
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