Further information

Databases of the accident insurance institutions

• Substance-specific information on suitable glove materials in the GESTIS substance database
• BASIS Modul Hand- und Hautschutz by BG ETEM:
  www.basis-bgetem.de/hh (in German)
• GISBAU gloves database, www.gisbau.de (in German)
• www.wingis-online.de

Manufacturers' databases

• www.ansell.com; Chemical resistance guide
• www.kcl.de (in German)
• www.mapa-professionnel.com

General information

• Kroschke-Labor: Contracting laboratory for vendor-neutral glove tests (in German)
• Information provided by the personal protective equipment committee of experts (in German)
• Product testing and certification of personal protective equipment (PPE), Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA)
• Arbeit und Gesundheit Online: www.arbeit-und-gesundheit.de (in German)
• Bundesverband Handschutz e.V.: various informative publications (in German)

TRGS technical rules for hazardous substances

• Announcement 220: Material safety data sheet (in German)
• TRGS 401 Risks resulting from skin contact - determination, evaluation, measures

Standards

• DIN EN 374:2003: Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms
  Part 1: Terminology and performance requirements
  Part 2: Determination of resistance to penetration
  Part 3: Determination of resistance to permeation by chemicals
• DIN EN 388:2003: Protective gloves against mechanical risks
• DIN EN 420:2003: Protective gloves – General requirements and test methods

Literature

• Arbeit und Gesundheit Online: Handschutz: „Handschuh drauf“, June 2004 edition (in German)
• Boman, A.; Estlander, T. ; Wahlberg, J. E.; Maibach, H. I. (Ed.): Protective Gloves for Occupational Use. 2^nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton 2004
• BGI/GUV-I 868E Chemical protective gloves. Published by: Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV), Sankt Augustin 2009 (in German)