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Why does the medical field shy away from toxic neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 28 2:08pm | Replies (27)
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@terry1976

as a former lab safety professional I can attest that nitrile gloves are NOT designed to be chemical resistant in almost all cases
I've attached one manufacturer's information
there's probably more out there
Do you have access to the Material Safety Data Sheet for the product you were exposed to in the workplace?
what was the written policy on preparing the solution for use and was it followed?
we often ran into folks who did not get adequate training and had no written standard operating procedures for making up the solutions for cleaning...
https://www.dartmouth.edu/ehs/chemical/nitrile_gloves_chemical_resistance_guide.pdf

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fairwinds24 | @fairwinds24 | Oct 23 10:35am

thank you for the reply
the box the gloves are in state on the back they are intended for use as a biological barrier and not intended to be used for chemical protection

ecolab is the current chemical company that has dispensers in the complex of buildings i worked in that use 3 different chemicals for cleaning, with A-456 disinfectant cleaner being most in contact with hands...application methods call for the rags and mops to be immersed in the dilluted solution and used in specific way to be effective so it requires a degree of wringing out before applying and in turn where the dermal absorption takes place if gloves are not right thickness

risk assessment by employer Aramark is out to lunch on PPE in the way of gloves because of cost no doubt, but management is very negligent in training and informing employees of the dangers involved using these chemicals...this is not just a user beware problem

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