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From: Jim Kaufman <Labsafe**At_Symbol_Here**AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Impervious Gloves
Date: Sep 13, 2004 01:03 UTC
Reply-To: Labsafe**At_Symbol_Here**AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:
In a message dated 9/12/2004 12:00:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU writes:
> My favorite is the ubiquitous "use impervious gloves". If you don't know
> what kind of glove is impervious to that chemical, what on earth does this
> statement tell you?!
It says that a "prudent person" should use caution and take the time to find
out which glove is going to be best. It might even involve asking the
manufacturer to do a permeation test.
After Karen Wetterhan died, I contacted NIOSH and requested information on
dimethylmercury. Within three days (and for free), I received about 50 pages of
documentation on how extremely toxic this stuff is. One of the things it
said was "Wear Impervious Protective Equipment." ... Jim
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