Protective Clothing

• " . . . Protective clothing that would typically be required for a wet-chemistry laboratory would be appropriate and could include but not limited to:
• • Closed-toed shoes made of a low permeability material. (Disposable over-the- shoe booties may be necessary to prevent tracking nanomaterials from the laboratory.)
  • Long pants without cuffs
  • A long-sleeved shirt
  • Gauntlet-type gloves or nitrile gloves with extended sleeves
  • Laboratory coats
• Wear polymer (e.g., nitrile rubber) gloves when handling engineered nanomaterials and particulates in liquids. Choose gloves only after considering the resistance of the glove to the chemical attack by both the nanomaterial and, if suspended in liquids, the liquid.
  • Recognizing that exposure to nanomaterials is not known to have "good warning properties," change gloves routinely to minimize potential exposure hazards. Alternatively, double glove.
  • Keep contaminated gloves in a plastic bag or other sealed container until disposed.
  • Dispose of contaminated gloves in accordance with Section 6 of this document.
  • Wash hands and forearms after wearing gloves."¹

See also

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Protective Clothing and Ensembles

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1. ^ U.S. Department of Energy, Nanoscale Science Research Centers, “Approach to Nanomaterial ES&H,” 9-10 (Rev. 3a May 12, 2008) (footnotes omitted).