Garbage bags filled with used medical gloves, some of which were found to be soiled, some even stained with blood, are scattered on the floor of a warehouse on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. .

Next to it was a plastic bowl full of blue dye and some gloves. Thai officials said migrant workers were trying to “refresh” the gloves, when authorities raided the facility in late 2020.

Nowadays, in 2021 many of these warehouses continue to operate in Thailand, trying to cash in on the high demand for medical gloves made of nitrile material – demand has skyrocketed due to Covid-19 pandemic.

And then people pack millions of these substandard gloves for export to the US and many other countries around the world amid a serious global shortage of such medical items.

A months-long investigation by CNN (USA) found that tens of millions of fake or used nitrile gloves have arrived in the United States, according to import records and the distributors who purchased the number. gloves now. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. US and Thai authorities also conducted a parallel criminal investigation into the incident.

Douglas Stein – one of the experts in the field, said that nitrile gloves are “now the most dangerous item on Earth”.

“There is a huge amount of bad product flowing into the United States, an endless stream of dirty, used, and substandard gloves,” says Stein. It seems that federal officials are only now beginning to understand the enormity of the problem.”

Despite the great risk to frontline healthcare workers and patients alike, US officials are still struggling to crack down on this illegal trade, in part due to regulations governing the import of protective gear. has been temporarily disabled due to the complicated development of the epidemic and this has continued to this day.

In February and March 2021, an American company alerted two US federal agencies (Customs and Drug Administration) that it had received from a company in Thailand shipments full of gloves. Hands are below standard and stick to the ground.

Despite that, the Thai company still managed to ship tens of millions of gloves in the following months, with some shipments arriving as recently as July 2021.

Rising demand in the US for medical gloves

In early 2020, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) “increased through the ceiling” as the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world. And the price of nitrile gloves is still high. Nitriel medical gloves are commonly used by doctors and medical staff to examine patients. The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) has banned the use of powdered latex in the medical industry, and gloves made from low-quality vinyl are more common in industry and food processing.

The aforementioned gloves are mainly manufactured in Southeast Asia, based on limited supply from factories specializing in the production of natural rubber. Supply cannot increase overnight and production for major brands is ordered years in advance.

As governments and health systems rush to find medical gloves, dozens of underground companies are looking to quickly profit from this opportunity.

In late 2020, Miami businessman Tarek Kirschen ordered about 2 million gloves from a Thailand-based company called Paddy the Room. The businessman then sold the gloves to a distributor in the US.

Tarek Kirschen recalls: “We started getting calls from very frustrated customers. Turns out, these are all used gloves. They are washed for recycling. Some are still very dirty. Some even had blood stains. Some still have the date of manufacture 2 years ago… I can’t believe my eyes anymore.”

Entrepreneur Kirschen said he returned the money to the customer, buried the gloves, and alerted the FDA in February 2021.

According to Kirschen, none of the gloves he ordered were used in medicine. But a CNN analysis of import records shows that other US distributors received nearly 200 million gloves from Paddy the Room during the pandemic. It is not clear what happened next to the gloves after being imported into the US.

CNN tries to contact all importers. The majority did not respond but 2 importers said the shipments were substandard and the gloves weren’t even made of nitrile. One of the companies, Uweport, told CNN it could not resell the gloves it had purchased to medical companies as planned. Instead, they have to sell these gloves at a lower price to suppliers who specialize in supplying gloves to food processing factories, hotels and restaurants in the US.

The other company, US Liberty LLC, had a similar experience with Paddy the Room. They said they received the goods from another company in Southeast Asia. They said, “gloves had holes in them, had stains on them, and had different colors.”

Got caught here, moved to another place

Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand (Thai FDA) has struggled to combat the fraudulent trade of nitrile gloves.

When Thai FDA employees raided Paddy the Room’s facility in December 2020, they found piles of trash bags filled with loose gloves of different colors, materials, and qualities. Workers at this warehouse are shoving old gloves into boxes of new fake Sri Trang. Sri Trang is a legal and well-known trademark of a glove manufacturer in Thailand. The brand said it does not do business with Paddy the Room.

Thai FDA arrested the warehouse owners but failed to prosecute them. The raid also did not cause Paddy the Room to be closed. Months later, Thai FDA Deputy Secretary General, Supattra Boonserm, said her agency had conducted another raid on a similar facility.

“They just moved to a new location, a new warehouse. Why is that? That’s because the demand for gloves is still high. There are still customers who want to buy.”

Thai FDA says it has conducted at least 10 raids in recent months and seized counterfeit or used gloves that were repackaged as new. During several such inspections, Thai authorities discovered workers in these facilities were washing gloves and then re-staining them.

Ms. Boonserm suspects these gloves were purchased from China or Indonesia and then exported to Thailand to be washed, dried, and repackaged. “Simply put, this is cheating.”. Therefore, confidence in medical gloves imported from countries like Thailand is declining. Instead, countries like Vietnam, with prestigious glove brands like VGlove, are increasingly gaining the trust of US importers.

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According to information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, on August 19, the Market Management Team (QLTT) No. 2 of the HCM City Information Management Department coordinated with the police of Binh Hung Hoa B Ward, Binh Tan District to discover that the vehicle was parked at No. 428/32 National Highway 1A, Binh Hung Hoa B Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City has many suspicious signs. Conducted inspection of transport means with control plate 29H-373.87 driven by Mr. H V Toan.

At the time of inspection, Mr. Toan claimed that he was a hired worker to deliver the shipment from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and the owner let Mr. Toan carry all kinds of goods for different objects through intermediaries, so he did not know his face. Working with police, Mr. Toan contacted the unit to find the owner of the shipments to receive and take responsibility for the legality of the goods.

Mr. NQ Phuoc admitted to being the owner of 53 packages with a total of 2,767 units of products including oxygen generators and oxygen pressure gauges made in China, with original labels in foreign languages, no labels. subtitles in Vietnamese, no documents related to goods quality.

Mr. Phuoc said that he bought from many sources floating on the domestic market in the Northern provinces with the purpose of making a profit for customers in need, so all the above goods do not have a certificate of receipt. legal word.

The next shipment belongs to Mr. P T Nghia, the owner of 165 packages, including 148 thousand products that are protective gear, unbranded and rubber gloves of unknown origin. The number of gloves is contained in nylon packages, without any information showing the name, address of the manufacturer / responsible for the goods. In particular, these gloves have signs of being used. Collected from many sources floating on the market in the Northern provinces, all goods are made in China, without legal invoices and documents as prescribed.

The Ho Chi Minh City’s Police checked the place where the offending vehicle stopped to wait for unloading, which was the headquarters of Katoji Pharma Co., Ltd., represented by Mr. T V Bien as the legal director. At the time of inspection, this company did list prices, but discovered that non-woven masks with Chanel’s logo were worth 12 million VND. The above goods are made in China, do not have Vietnamese labels, do not have any legal invoices and documents proving the origin of goods and there are signs of counterfeiting of trademarks protected in Vietnam.

Working with Ho Chi Minh City’s Police, representative of Katoji Pharma company has been acknowledged that all masks with the Chanel brand logo are Chinese-made products, purchased by the company floating on the domestic market from many sources and Many different batches have not been sold.

Currently, the Police have made a record and temporarily seized all of the above goods for verification, verification and handling in accordance with the law.

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On the evening of June 5, at the launching ceremony of the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) contributed from the general operating budget and donated VND 200 billion to the Vaccine Fund for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. -19.
In addition, VRG has also donated VND 200 million to Quang Nam province and continues to support many other localities to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic.
The above donations are reasonable expenses, included in production costs and taxable according to the regulations of the Government, the Ministry of Finance and the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises.
For officials, workers, public employees and employees, depending on their generosity, contribute according to their ability and according to the instructions of the member units. In addition, VRG requires member units when mobilizing contributions from workers for the locality to report to the Group for specific instructions.

The fund of solidarity, hearts connecting

In the face of a resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic and complicated developments in many localities, the Politburo, the Secretariat and the Government have had a policy to buy epidemic vaccines to inject the people across the country.
Accordingly, on May 26, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 779/QD-TTg, establishing the Covid-19 vaccine fund to receive, manage and use funding and support sources from organizations. domestic and foreign organizations and individuals and other lawful capital sources to finance the purchase and import of vaccines, research and domestic production of vaccines, and the use of Covid-19 vaccines.
In response to the call of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front launched a rush of donations to support the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic; The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises organized a program to launch contributions to the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund. VRG has actively responded to the policy and calls for support to contribute more resources to the fight against the epidemic, to soon get the country out of the pandemic’s influence.

At the launching ceremony of the Covid-19 vaccine fund, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the contribution and support of people, individuals, organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs will form a “fund of human resources”. solidarity, hearts connected”, making an important contribution to the victory of Vietnam, so that the people can live in a safe and prosperous big house.

Keep up the good double duty

Faced with the complicated situation of the 4th epidemic outbreak in the country starting from April 27 to now, VRG has held many online meetings with member units throughout the industry to grasp the situation of the epidemic. disease and directing a timely and drastic response plan.
Especially on May 21, VRG had an online meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Cambodia Vu Quang Minh on the exchange of contents related to the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. -19 for rubber companies of the Group in Cambodia and has received the attention and support in all aspects of the Ambassador.
In addition to the continuous, timely and prompt direction, VRG also implemented measures to support units in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic such as sending an official request to the People’s Committees of Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and Gia Lai provinces. Support for entry and isolation and treatment in case of Covid-19 infection for Vietnamese workers working at the Group’s rubber development projects in Cambodia

“In the coming time, the Group will continue to promote the epidemic prevention and control activities in the past time and set a goal and strive to have 100% of employees of the Group be tested and vaccinated against Covid-19 in 2021 national vaccine source. In order to do that, the whole system from the Group to the units must step in, have a strategy and a drastic approach. The Board of Directors must have a scenario for each quarter and month, industrial parks must have their own steering committee, have specific rules and report daily in the complicated situation of the epidemic. In particular, it is necessary to promote the dissemination of fast, correct and sufficient information on both sides of Covid-19 prevention and control”, VRG Chairman Tran Ngoc Thuan requested.
Currently, VRG and its units are still trying their best, striving to continue to perform well the dual task: while performing the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, while performing the tasks of production, business, and care. material and spiritual life for over 84,000 workers.

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On June 30, Phu Yen Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Youth Social Work Center of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, the Youth Union and the Provincial Police Women’s Union to organize the program “Love bus – Sharing love, Let’s join hands to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Participating in the program were Mr. Phan Xuan Hanh, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union of Phu Yen; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Han, Director of Youth Social Work Center, Central Vietnam Youth Union.
The delegation presented 1,000 sets of medical protective equipment to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic to the Front Command for Covid-19 disease prevention and control in Phu Yen province.
Each set includes protective gear, eyewear, antibacterial mask, medical gloves, shoe bag, anti-droplet mask…

The above set of medical protective equipment is provided by the VRG, Honest Partnership Corporation, the National Truth Political Publishing House, the Volunteers of the Volunteer Association Joining hands for the community, the Social Work Club, the Love Ride with sponsors to support.

On this occasion, as part of the program “Travel of love – Sharing love, joining hands to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic”, Phu Yen Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Center for Youth Social Work of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union. , the Social Work Club of Love Bus, the Youth Union and the Women’s Union of the Provincial Police also presented 350 gifts of necessities; 500 bottles of disinfectant 330 ml; 600 bottles of soy sauce; 700 cans of oats; 1,000 medical masks of all kinds; 1,100 milk cartons; 2,000 bottles of vitamin drink; 3,000 kg of rice; 3,000 rice servings; 7,800 bottles of mineral water; 16,500 packages of noodles … for people in isolation – blockade areas, functional forces on duty to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic are in blockade areas and isolation areas in Phu Yen province.
In the face of the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic and the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic, there are still many difficulties, the above activity has very practical significance, energizing the frontline forces. , anti-epidemic.

Meanwhile, the Phu Yen Provincial Police Women’s Union coordinated with the Dong Hoa Town Police Youth Union to provide 100 gifts of food and food to people in the Covid-19 epidemic area in Hao Son Bac village. The above gifts were donated and supported by the Phu Yen Provincial Police Women’s Union and Dong Hoa Town.

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On June 25, the Ministry of Health said that the unit has just issued an express dispatch instructing the use of personal protective equipment in the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The official dispatch stated: in the opinion of the World Health Organization office in Vietnam, based on risk assessment and mode of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the use of personal protective equipment in Vietnam is currently is not entirely reasonable. Especially in hot weather conditions and the increased demand for testing has affected the health of samplers.

Accordingly, in order to ensure the health of medical staff, ensure the quality of patient samples, and prevent epidemics, especially in hot weather, the Ministry of Health temporarily guides the use of medical equipment. Personal protection when taking patient samples as follows:

1. Based on local resources, the testing facility provides and instructs staff to take samples for COVID-19 monitoring, who can use a loose suit of suitable sizes including a long-sleeved medical gown Full body coverage from neck to knees, fixed laces at the nape of the neck and around the neck, hood, removable shoe covers. It is not necessary to wear full body protection.

2. The person taking the sample needs to follow the correct procedure for using a mask to ensure a snug fit to the face. Do not use 2 layers of masks including a medical mask inside a mask with a high filtering effect (such as an N95 mask or equivalent).

3. During the sampling process, you can use 1 pair of medical gloves (without talcum powder) and disinfect the gloves with a quick disinfectant solution after each sampling, change gloves after disinfecting up to 6 times. or when gloves are damaged to replace wearing 2 pairs of gloves and changing gloves after each sampling.

4. Staff taking samples, medical staff participating in sampling activities absolutely follow the process of wearing and taking off personal protective equipment; During the sampling process, do not perform other activities (such as eating, drinking).

The Ministry of Health said the above 4 requirements are the minimum requirements when taking samples for testing for SARS-CoV-2. Previously, many health workers fainted from exhaustion after hours of wearing protective gear to take COVID-19 test samples in the heat of summer.

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During the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume of medical waste has increased significantly. The increased amount of waste during this time easily becomes a source of infectious pathogens as dangerous as F0, F1. The disposal and treatment of waste of sick people and people living in environments at risk of COVID-19 infection should receive more attention.

The types of waste associated with COVID-19 are usually masks, disinfectant bottles, blood-stained tissues, PPE kits, gloves, and household waste. These items can be viewed as infectious waste. This type of waste is suspected to contain pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, capable of making healthy people sick.

This waste also includes medical materials and devices used to diagnose, detect and treat COVID-19. In essence, they have been contaminated with blood, tissues, body fluids, organs, needles, thermometers, toilet paper, gauze, urine bags, and other medical devices or materials that have come into contact with the fluid. secretions of infected patients.

According to one study, the expected amount of hazardous waste generated per day from an infected person can reach a maximum of 3.4kg. The sudden increase in the amount of waste generated by patients infected with COVID-19 has put enormous pressure on the waste management industry in every part of the world, especially in the epidemic areas.

Infectious waste can cause environmental and health problems if not stored, transported or handled properly. According to one study, the COVID-19 virus can remain active on surfaces such as plastic, metal and glass for up to 9 days, on serum samples for 11-12 days, 17-31 days in feces and 13-29 days in respiratory secretions.

To ensure the safety of those around you, here are some things to keep in mind when disposing of COVID-19 related waste:

If there is a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 in the household, members should be aware that patient waste can also be a source of the disease. Therefore, it is necessary to handle them carefully. Patient waste should be collected early and not left outdoors.

Medical waste should be kept separate from other household waste. Waste containers must be tightly closed after storing garbage. To avoid direct contact with waste, the bag must be sealed before the waste exceeds 70% of the bag’s capacity. This trash bin or bag/container needs to be kept out of reach of scavenger animals such as crows or rats.

One of the most important things is that people who dispose of garbage need to wash their hands after coming into contact with trash cans/bags. During treatment, infectious waste should be placed in separate bins or boxes, possibly with prominent colors for easy identification. In addition, leftovers and food packaging used by COVID-19 patients can still be considered waste with a certain risk of infection.

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However, due to the Covid-19 translation leading to a scarce commodity, these 3 companies applied to cancel the contract and received the consent of the People’s Committee of Quang Tri province; At the same time, the Department of Health was assigned to work out a plan to adjust the bidding package for re-bidding. While waiting for the new package, the Department of Health of Quang Tri suggests the above companies continue to try to provide medical gloves for the hospitals. Therefore, companies have tried to source and supply to medical facilities but in a drip-free fashion.
Mr. Ha Lam Chi, Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Quang Tri province, said that following the instructions of the Provincial People’s Committee, the Department has implemented the bidding according to regulations, next week will open the bid.

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Equity capital to invest in industrial zones is about 2,086 billion dong, in which, contributed capital of the Group and its member units is 1,118 billion dong (accounting for about 3% / charter capital of VRG).

By the end of 2020, the industrial park companies leased over 2,288 hectares, accounting for nearly 89.5% of the industrial area. In recent years, 12 companies have attracted more than 700 enterprises with investment capital of 9,119 million USD and 24,714 billion VND in industrial zones on rubber land, creating more than 260,000 jobs for workers in the province. The Southeast, including Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, and Tay Ninh, contributes significantly to the local budget where the industrial zones are located, as well as contributes to solving social security issues. In 2020, profit from the industrial zone infrastructure services sector accounts for 17% of the total profit after tax, reaching VND 5,230 billion of VRG.

In the period of 2021 – 2030, VRG plans to establish and expand 48 industrial zones, 28 industrial clusters with a total area of ​​39,177 ha (of which: industrial zone is 37,387 ha; industrial cluster is 1,789 ha) from conversion of rubber land. Particularly in 2021, VRG and its member units focus on completing investment procedures with competent authorities at all levels to invest in expanded industrial zones: Nam Tan Uyen phase 2, Rach Bap. At the same time, submitting to the competent authority a proposal to assign the Group to be the investor of industrial zones on rubber land, which has been approved by the competent authority to the industrial zone planning, land use planning until 2020: North Dong Phu expands, Minh Hung 3, Cam My, Hiep Thanh, industrial zones in Long Thanh.

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Abstract

An increase in the occurrence of latex allergy has been concurrent with the increasing use of latex gloves by laboratory and healthcare workers. In recent years nitrile gloves have been used to replace latex gloves to prevent latex allergy. Nitrile gloves offer a comparable level of protection against chemical and biological agents and are more puncture resistant. However, if manual dexterity is compromised by nitrile gloves to a greater degree than latex then this may increase the risk of sharps injuries. The Purdue pegboard test, which measures both gross and fine finger dexterity, was used to test the dexterity levels of two glove types used at HPA CEPR; Kimberly-Clark SafeSkin nitrile and latex laboratory gloves. There was a statistically significant 8.6% increase in fine finger dexterity provided by latex compared with nitrile SafeSkin laboratory gloves but no difference in gross dexterity between the glove types. There was no significant relationship between glove dexterity and age or gender. The selection of glove size was influenced by the digit length of participants. Moreover, those with longer, thinner fingers appeared to have an advantage when using nitrile SafeSkin gloves. The level of dexterity provided by latex and nitrile SafeSkin gloves for tasks on a gross dexterity level are comparable and health workers will benefit from the non-allergenic properties of nitrile. For tasks requiring fine finger dexterity nitrile SafeSkin gloves may impede dexterity. Despite this, the degree of restriction appears to have a negligible impact on safety in this study when compared with the risk of latex sensitization and subsequent allergy. In addition to glove material, working practices must also take into account glove size, fit, grip and thickness, as these factors can all influence dexterity.

Introduction

The dramatic increase in the use of latex gloves began in the 1980s following a greater awareness of HIV/AIDS. The incidence of natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy became more common as a result (Turjanmaa, 1995; Edlich et al., 2003; Ranta and Ownby, 2004) and alternative glove materials were sought. A range of glove materials were tested for barrier effectiveness against bloodborne pathogens (Rego and Roley, 1999), simulated clinical use (Korniewicz et al., 2002), puncture resistance (Fisher et al., 1999; Patel et al., 2004) and durability (Kerr et al., 2004), and in all these tests vinyl and copolymer gloves gave a worse performance than latex gloves. However, nitrile gloves gave a performance comparable with latex. Many hospitals and laboratories are now replacing latex with nitrile gloves, and several studies have documented a reduction in the incidence of latex allergy when implementing this policy (Allmers et al., 2002; Hunt et al., 2002). It is envisaged that more institutions will switch from using latex to nitrile gloves in the future.

Nitrile gloves have different physical properties to latex (Fisher et al., 1999; Jackson et al., 1999; Patel et al., 2004), which could affect the dexterity of the user. Recent research has shown that dexterity can be adversely affected by the use of latex (Neiburger, 1992) and chemical protective gloves (Bensel, 1993), the type of containment equipment used, and also by using the wrong glove size. There has been suggestion that nitrile gloves may produce finger and hand fatigue over time due to the inflexibility of the glove material (Morris, 1994; Korniewicz et al., 2004).

A reduction in dexterity caused by wearing certain types of laboratory gloves could increase the risk of injury from sharps or chemical spills for health and laboratory workers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to use the Purdue pegboard test to quantify the dexterity levels provided by the type of latex and nitrile laboratory gloves used at the Health Protection Agency, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response (HPA CEPR). The influence of age, gender and digit size will also be investigated. Although this study relates to workers at HPA CEPR, it is anticipated that laboratory and healthcare workers on a wider scale will find the results of value.

As a result, after many trials in aspects including Gross dexterity, Fine finger dexterity, Thumb and finger dimensions, regarding the gloves specification, age and gender of testers, scientists have come to conclusions.

Conclusions

Nitrile SafeSkin gloves offered an alternative to latex that will not promote latex allergy at the HPA CEPR, but it was not known whether the levels of dexterity were comparable. Both glove types were tested using the Purdue pegboard to measure dexterity. Despite being a thicker material, SafeSkin latex gloves provided an 8.6% higher level of fine finger dexterity compared with SafeSkin nitrile gloves. There was no significant difference between the gross dexterity provided by latex and nitrile SafeSkin gloves and no relationship between age and gender for the dexterity provided by any of the gloves tested.

Participants with shorter fingers appeared to have reduced dexterity with the nitrile SafeSkin gloves, but there was no reduction in dexterity with the latex gloves. This could be an artefact of the lack of elasticity in nitrile SafeSkin gloves compared with latex. Nitrile SafeSkin gloves also were perceived by some participants to be a tighter fit than latex. Perhaps the manufacturers of SafeSkin need to reassess nitrile glove size to provide an optimum fit.

The majority of participants both preferred and use latex SafeSkin gloves. This could be a consequence of familiarity as many participants had not used nitrile gloves before. However, although in this study the perception of glove users that nitrile gloves seriously reduces dexterity is unfounded, tasks requiring fine finger dexterity should be given extra time if necessary.

Nitrile SafeSkin gloves should be considered a non-allergenic alternative to latex SafeSkin gloves that does not seriously compromise dexterity. This information should not only be valuable to the HPA CEPR but also will benefit laboratory and healthcare workers.

and raised some questions over the current types of gloves selling in the market

Further work

Only two types of gloves from one manufacturer were assessed in this study. Many types of gloves are on the market, and the majority advertised the high levels of dexterity provided. Despite this, no data were provided to back these claims. Recommendations for further work include the assessment of dexterity levels provided by other gloves from a range of manufacturers. A dexterity test based directly on common laboratory techniques may provide further data on the suitability of different types of gloves for specific tasks. Additionally, latex and nitrile gloves should be compared and tested for longer periods of time to mimic and assess the effects of hand and digit fatigue that can occur during laboratory work.

Details of the research results can be found in the article below.

https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/50/3/289/169944?

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