Purchasing Policy

Persons responsible for purchasing protective gloves or any other equipment which may contain latex should:

• Ensure appropriate synthetic gloves, e.g. vinyl or nitrile, are also available for use by staff and with clients who are known to be sensitised to latex.
• Implement a purchasing policy which specifies gloves which are both powder free and have the lowest possible levels of extractable proteins (<50 ug/g) and accelerators (BSI, 1994). The glove suppliers should provide such information.

Products are available to purchase from the County Supplies and Contract Services Catalogue 2001/02, page 293.