Try the msds on the supplier’s website, these seem to be more detailed in my experience (the one you have is not a true MSDS in my opinion) allan

Thanks so far, we are applying the ERIC hierarchy, and PPE is like Torquay - the last resort :)

The selection and use of gloves for chemical protection is frequently much more complex than many realise. As someone who has devoted considerable time in the past (and still does) to this topic, and who co-wrote the relevant chapter in "Protective Gloves for Occupational Use" (CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1558-1), I frequently encounter situations where the gloves recommended by the supplier/manufacturer are not the correct ones, or are being used outside their real performance limits. Some years ago I carried out a study together with a UK university, testing the performance of gloves under actual conditions of use. The data we obtained bore almost no relationship to the data published by the manufacuturers. In one case the same glove (nominal permeation breakthrough time 36 mins for the solvent in question) showed in excess of 2 hours in one task and just 5 minutes in another. And what about mixtures? I have data on a glove that shows a breakthrough time of >240 minutes for each of toluene and MEK, but just 9 minutes if these are mixed 1:1. Temperature changes can also affect performance. In some cases a small increase can reduce performance by in excess of 90%. The supplier has a duty to show the type of glove and the nominal performance data on the safety data sheet (but very few do). Of course, the supplier has a duty under section 6-1 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, but how many ever provide this (or would even be able to do this, given the complexity and need to view the actual task). Chris For the moderator - I derive no income from the sale of the book mentioned.