In order to make workplaces as safe as possible or workers, businesses must make concerted efforts to remove or avoid risks, including hazardous materials, where possible. However, for many workplaces, although all efforts have been made to minimise risks, some hazards may still remain. This is where PPE (personal protective equipment) plays a role.

If workers in your workplace are involved in operations that bring them into contact with potentially hazardous materials, then protective gloves should be one of the first pieces of PPE considered.

Not only do disposable latex gloves help to keep workplaces, materials and surfaces sanitary and free from contamination, they also protect workers themselves. Latex gloves are an effective shield for the hands and wrists against certain chemicals, including detergents, alcohols, biohazards such as viruses and bacteria, bodily fluids, abrasive materials, and more.