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How to Choose the Correct Glove

The nature of the tasks will, in the first instance, determine whether there is a need for a re-usable glove or whether a single use disposable glove is suitable No glove should be used if it does not conform to one or more specific European Standards (cf bibliography-5-9). Each box of protective gloves should be marked with the following information.

1. Name, trade mark or other means of identification that informs who manufactured the glove or who is the authorised representative;
2. Glove designation – this will be a code that allows the user to clearly identify the particular product produced by a certain manufacturer;
3. Size designation;
4. If glove performance can be affected by ageing, then an obsolesce date will be present;
5. A pictogram indicating type of hazard the glove is suitable for and, its relevant performance level.

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