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Posted By shaun cooper
All,
Very interested in your responses in MT's posting on the 30th Oct. My wife and I run a couple of salons and have been trying out the marigold protech gloves for a while and they have proven to provide very favourable results. However, and it is a big however, they are very expensive to buy as you are buying the name as well as the product. I have now found a manufacturer who can provide me with a practically identical product which passes all the requirements and I will commence a trial of them as of next week. Anyone interested in the results please contact me directly on my e-mail address or post a response.
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Posted By Chris Packham
Shaun
I would be interested to know how you get on. The Marigold glove was formulated slightly differently to normal gloves in order to cope with some of the chemicals that are used in hairderssing and which can permeate a normal latex glove. They also had a specially textured surface so that the glove did not 'catch' in the customer's hair.
No doubt other manufacturers can produce similar gloves, but permeation is an unseen penetration of the chemical through the glove and not detectable by the user - until some skin reaction occurs. So you may need to get permeation breakthrough data from your manufacturer.
Chris
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Posted By shaun cooper
Thanks for the advice Chris, I will bear it in mind. The HSE and local Environmental Health are promoting the dermatitis problems and are raising issues in respect of COSHH and RIDDOR for occupational diseases. This is not a subject that will go away.
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Posted By Chris Packham
Shaun
Prevention of damage to health from workplace skin exposure has been my special interest now for over 20 years. Hairdressing has always been one of the worst occupations for occupational contact dermatitis. Considerable advances have been made in other countries in reducing this, notably in The Netherlands and German (Bavaria). I am not sure how much of the lessons learned there are being applied in the U.K. Of course, their systems are very different from ours. Particularly in Germany it is easier to get a whole industry to follow a particular path, since the trade association (Berufsgenossenschaft) has a major influence.
The problem in the U.K. is that, apart from HABIA, this sector is fragmented with many small operators. This makes it difficult to implement changes. Hopefully the HSE involvement will help raise awareness.
Chris
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Posted By Tosh2804
Shaun,
I would also be very interested to know the results of the trial
Cheers,
Ross
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Posted By shaun cooper
We received a visit from our local Env Health H&S inspector and she gave us a pack in relation to the HSE promotion on skin diseases. In the pack they provide 1 pair of Nitrile Disp gloves P/F Blue Large, we will put these within our trial.
Can anyone give me a spread sheet with the possible requirements of the trial categories or criteria screen, save making my own up.
Shaun
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Posted By Chris Packham
Shaun
One other point. Remember that wearing of occlusive gloves for long periods can result in skin damage. It does not matter whether it is one long period or many shorter periods. It is the total time in any one working shift that is important. In fact, recent dermatological studies indicate that frequent, shorter periods may actually be more damaging to the skin than one long period.
(In Germany wearing of occlusive gloves for long periods - defined as more than two hours in total in an eight hour shift - officially is classified as "wet work" and requires special action to be taken- See TRGS401)
Also consider glove training. It makes little sense for an employee to wear gloves if, on removing them, he or she contaminates their hands with the very chemical that is on the glove and for which this was providing protection. I have run courses on glove removal (using a UV light box) and it is always interesting how many people manage to contaminate their hands, even after having been shown how to remove their gloves.
Chris
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