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Glove Material Advisor

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This tool covers all 511 chemicals in the NIOSH Chemical Protective Clothing database. For 307 of them, NIOSH provides no generic barrier and defers to manufacturer data — the tool shows that honestly rather than guessing.

Source: NIOSH Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) database, derived from the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (June 1997 edition; archived, no longer updated)

Reference only. Not legal or regulatory advice. Verify against the primary source before you act.

How it works

NIOSH's Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) database recommends generic glove material classes — not brand-name products — for chemicals it has permeation/degradation data on, split into a full-shift band (greater than 8 hours of lab breakthrough resistance) and a short-task band (4–8 hours).

This tool covers all 511 chemicals in the NIOSH Chemical Protective Clothing database. For 307 of them, NIOSH provides no generic barrier and defers to manufacturer data — the tool shows that honestly rather than guessing.

This tool never fabricates a material. When NIOSH lists nothing for a chemical, the tool says so and points to manufacturer permeation data instead of guessing.

Worked example

Searching Acetone (CAS 67-64-1) returns a full-shift band of Butyl and EVOH/PE laminate, with no short-task band listed.

Searching o-Xylene (CAS 95-47-6) returns the honest no-generic-barrier state — both bands are empty in the source data, so the tool refuses to guess and points to manufacturer permeation data instead.

Sources

  • Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) database

    U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, derived from the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, June 1997 edition

    NIOSH Chemical Protective Clothing database

    Archived by NIOSH and no longer updated. Recommendations are for the generic material class, not a specific product. For 307 of the 511 chemicals NIOSH lists no generic barrier material.

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Data vintage

  • Data: NIOSH Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) database, U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health June 1997 edition, 511 chemicals.Archived by NIOSH and no longer updated. Generic material classes only, never brand or product names. For 307 of the 511 chemicals NIOSH lists no generic barrier material and defers to manufacturer data.

last updated 2026-07-14