Nitrile Gloves have numerous benefits. Not only in the medical field but also various others where safe handling and protection is required.
Standard Nitrile Gloves (Non-Medical)
- Nitrile offers greater chemical resistance than all other glove production materials.
- Nitrile gloves are recommended for high risk work environments where harsh chemicals are present.
- Nitrile gloves can protect your hands from harsh corrosive chemicals that cannot be withstood by latex and vinyl gloves.
- Nitrile gloves are completely Latex free so there's no need to worry about Latex allergies.
- Nitrile is 3-4 times more puncture resistant than latex.
- Nitrile Gloves conform to the shape of your hand and react to your body temperature to ensure a snug comfortable fit.
- Nitrile gloves offer very low resistance to friction when being worn. This means that you can easily wear and remove your disposable nitrile gloves without risking a tear. They do not even require the allergy causing powder to ensure ease of wear.
- Nitrile is now used to make medical grade, food service, and all kinds of industrial grade gloves.
- Nitrile gloves are completely waterproof. This means that you can wear nitrile gloves underneath your regular working gloves to prevent water permeation.
- Nitrile gloves have a longer shelf life than latex gloves.
Benefits of Medical Grade Nitrile Gloves
- The glove strength can withhold against and protect an individual against bodily fluids and blood borne pathogens.
- Medical grade gloves will never have powder
Exam-grade gloves, often referred to as medical gloves, were originally designed for non-surgical medical procedures. They differ from industrial-grade gloves due to one factor: rigorous factory-level testing. This testing is based on acceptable quality limits (AQL) set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An AQL limit sets a standard for how many gloves within a batch can fail testing. A low AQL (meaning a small number of defective gloves) for exam-grade gloves is necessary to ensure the glove is of a high enough quality that it can provide the proper barrier protection against extreme risks.
Applications that require exam-grade gloves (in addition to medical and dental) include any industry where biological hazards are a concern. This includes caregiving, beauty, and tattoo services. Workers in these professions come into direct contact with the blood of the customers they are serving.