Hand Hygiene

Gloves protect against infections and hazardous substances

Gloves are an integral part of personal protective equipment and serve to protect employees.

How to protect yourself with the right gloves

Gloves are an integral part of personal protective equipment (PPE) and are used to protect you as an employee - both from contact with body fluids and chemicals. Different types of gloves are available depending on the area of application. Medical examination gloves protect you from infectious body fluids, but also from contact with medicines such as antibiotic solutions. For use in cleaning and surface disinfection, on the other hand, protective gloves with a longer shaft are recommended. When handling hazardous substances such as disinfectant concentrates or cytostatics, chemical protective gloves are mandatory.

Read here what you should consider when choosing and using gloves.

Medical examination gloves

Medical examination gloves are used to protect staff and patients from contamination. They are considered a medical device and must therefore meet various quality requirements, such as the Medical Devices...

Occlusion effect

The occlusion effect (Latin: occludere, pp. occlusus = to close up, shut up) occurs when the emission of sweat or heat through the skin is blocked – particularly when the recommended wearing time of protective gloves...

Removing protective gloves

For some tasks it is imperative to wear protective gloves to prevent infections. According to the WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care this includes situations with a...

Glove juice

Moist environment under glove caused by sweating. Glove juice may contain resident microorganisms from deeper skin layers that may pass through possible glove punctures during surgical procedures and enter sterile body cavities of the patient with...

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