Before any searching for any products, ask yourself a few questions. They will guide you through choosing a glove for protection against chemical risks:

• The nature and characteristics of the products handled. For this, help yourself to:
  • The Safety Data Sheet provided by the chemical manufacturer will help you identify the family
  • The CAS number of the substance used written on the product
• LThe type of contact with chemical products (immersion, splashing)
• The length of time you will wear the gloves
• The skills required
• Factors that could degrade the gloves (associated mechanical risk, electrical, thermal...)
• The surface condition of objects to be manipulated (slippery objects?)
• Individual characteristics of the operator (hand size, allergies to certain substances?)

Once this analysis is done, you are ready to use the search engine. A colour code will guide you through your choices and enable you to choose the product best suited to your environment.

Permeation (tested as per standard EN374-3 or EN16523)

Process by which a chemical product diffuses through the material of a protective glove, by continuous contact, on a molecular level.

The EN ISO version of standard 374-1, introduces the concept of three types of protection against the permeation of chemicals:
- Type A: The glove gives a performance index to permeation at least equal to 2 for 6 chemical test substances taken from the list of chemicals specified in the standard.
- Type B: The glove gives a performance index to permeation at least equal to 2 for 3 chemical test substances taken from the list of chemicals specified in the standard.
- Type C: The glove gives a performance index to permeation at least equal to 1 for 1 chemical test substances taken from the list of chemicals specified in the standard.