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Posted By HR71
Hi,
Just a quick question. In engineering Kerosene Oil is used as a solvent for old grease and other lubricants by technicians. Normal rubber gloves are not suitable for this operation and they are not a close tight with fingers. However, kerosene does not irritate hand or skin. I am not sure what effects it will have on the long run. Could someone shed some light on please?
Thank you.
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Posted By garyh
The obvious approach to take is a COSHH one - request a Safety data Sheet from the supplier, then assess the way it is used, routes of exposure, then evaluate control measures.
I did a google search - found that Kerosene itself is classified as "Xn" (Harmful) and is irritating to skin.
Hence - simple control - don't get it on skin.
Also you may need to consider skin protection such as barrier creams and all the rest - gloves such as PVC or Nitrile (from the SDS).
Hope this helps.
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Posted By HR71
Thanks Garyh, I was thinking of gloves but the issue is that it has to be close fitting gloves and if not they are not able to carry out the mechanical repair. do u know of any good gloves i can use?
cheers.
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Posted By Chris Packham
Kerosene is a skin irritant. Extensive exposure will result in irritant contact dermatitis.
Nitrile is the optimum glove material. The very thin, single-use nitrile gloves will provide splash protection. For example, the KCL Dermatril glove offers class 5 protection according to EN374. This type of close fitting glove will also give good dexterity.
For longer term exposure you will need to look at a thicker type of nitrile glove.
If you need more drop me an e-mail.
Regards
Chris
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Posted By Chris Packham
Re the comment on barrier creams as protection. Even the HSE does not recommend that barrier creams should be used for this purpose. The evidence, such as that presented at the European Society of Contact Dermatitis conference this year is that in many cases you will find increased skin penetration, particularly with solvents, in skin with the so-called barrier cream compared with untreated skin.
There are many other aspects that all lead to one conclusion. Barrier, pre-work, protective creams - call them what you will - are not suitable for protection against most chemical hazards.
Chris
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