"Standard Specification for poly(vinyl chloride) gloves for medical application"

This specification covers certain requirements for poly- (vinyl chloride) gloves used in conducting medical examinations and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. It also covers poly(vinyl chloride) gloves used in handling contaminated medical material.

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, system, or service: Examples of specifications include, but are not limited to, requirements for; physical, mechanical, or chemical properties, and safety, quality, or performance criteria. A specification identifies the test methods for determining whether each of the requirements is satisfied.

All equipment and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured specifically to protect the arm and/or the hand this includes all garments protecting the hand or part of the hand, including gloves, fingerless gloves, mittens, garments protecting the fingers only or the palm only, etc. Potential hazards include skin absorption of harmful substances, chemical or thermal burns, electrical dangers, bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures and amputations.

• Medical gloves

• Biological

• 29-1000 Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
  • 29-1062 General Practitioners

ASTM D3578 - 19 - Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves

ASTM D5151 - 19 - Standard Test method for detection of holes in medical gloves

ASTM D6124 - 06 (Reapproved) - Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves