When a patient enters a medical facility like a hospital, dentist’s office, or vet clinic, seeing employees in the same uniform is reassuring and promotes a feeling of competence, trust, and security. Medical nursing scrubs, including caps, are the go-to option for modern healthcare and medical uniform. For many healthcare professionals and medical experts, such…
If you suffer from latex allergies and work in sensitive environments, nitrile gloves are the preferred glove. Made from synthetic rubber, nitrile gloves are often the disposable glove of choice for medical professionals and other professionals like tattoo artists that may have clients with latex allergies. There is a trend in moving away from powdered…
Although various disposable gloves look the same, they are not interchangeable. Depending on the disposable gloves you choose, two sets of gloves may be made from different materials. To determine which glove would best suit your needs and preferences, there are some pros and cons you should consider to help narrow down your choice. Let’s…
Disposable gloves are essential personal protective equipment (PPE) primarily used by the healthcare, food and service industries. There are several different types of gloves, including latex and nitrile, and even these two specifically have many differences between them. People with less glove knowledge, might think nitrile and latex gloves are basically the same—because they have…
Nitrile is a material formed by a chemical process involving acrylonitrile, and butadiene in the manufacturing process. Thanks to advancements in technology, the process required to develop these gloves has become more manageable and cost effective over time. Being that many people have an allergic reaction to latex, nitrile gloves are a great synthetic alternative….
Ever since Dr. William Stewart Halstead started relying on rubber gloves for protection at John Hopkins Hospital back in 1889, gloves have been an effective type of personal protective equipment, serving various industry workers across the globe. They were originally developed to prevent rashes from handling harmful medical chemicals, and have evolved into various forms…
If you’re evaluating your options for disposable gloves, it’s important to consider the type of environment they’ll be used in. There are multiple options when it comes to price point, sizing, colors, durability, and flexibility. Your industry and your need for risk protection will also inform which type of glove is best for you. Both…
Face masks and face coverings have quickly become a necessity for businesses and the general public, both in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and going forward. Part of the problem with this sudden surge of interest is the fact that there’s going to be a lot of myths and misinformation about how to best…
The new normal is coming to an office near you. As cities and regions make serious headway in combating the coronavirus, the focus will shift to prevention. Reopening offices after the worldwide COVID scare is not going to be a simple task. Everything, from additional PPE to reconstructing spaces to new best practices, is going…
KN95 respirators and surgical 3 ply masks have been on the forefront of the public’s fight against coronavirus. Perhaps one of the universal images coming out of this pandemic and beyond is going to be the face mask. Regulations are requiring people to wear masks in order to enter different public spaces, but even when…