title: Factors influencing the end of the service life of protective gloves used in car repair shops: a preliminary report.
abstract: The paper presents the results of an end-of-service-life study on 2 kinds of protective gloves designed for workplaces in which workers are exposed to mineral oils and mechanical factors. The authors developed their own end-of-service-life study method that takes into account factors occurring during real-life use of protective gloves. The examined gloves were subjected to mechanical, chemical, and physical factors. The objective of the study was to compare the protective in new gloves subjected to a laboratory simulation test and in gloves used at workplaces in car repair shops. A further goal was to design a glove assessment procedure that would ensure comprehensive analysis of the actual level of performance provided by gloves exposed to selected chemical and mechanical factors as well as subjected to the influence of temperature and humidity, mechanical damage, and chemical degradation of material. The results lead to the conclusion that simultaneous exposure of protective gloves to mechanical, chemical, and physical factors significantly decreases their performance levels. Furthermore, similar performance levels were obtained for gloves subjected to laboratory simulation tests and for those used in the workplace.
authors: a Central Institute for Labor Protection-National Research Institute , Warsaw , Poland.
authors: Irzmańska
authors: I
authors: Emilia
authors: Stefko
authors: S
authors: Agnieszka
authors: Dyńska-Kukulska
authors: DK
authors: Katarzyna
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D006801:Humans; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D016272:Occupational Health; D013542:Sweat; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: end of service life; mechanical factors; mineral oils; protective effectiveness of gloves; protective gloves