Protective gloves are an important part of the standard protective equipment for law enforcement and corrections officers. Previous research on protective gloves has centered primarily on medical or industrial applications, with little focus on the particular needs of law enforcement and corrections professionals. This article however changes that and offers IN DEPTH coverage of the glove needs in police and corrections work.

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Students With Flu Symptoms will Receive Masks and Gloves

Students throughout the Southern Californa who become sick at school will get protective masks and gloves to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus and other flu outbreaks, a state agency announced on Dec. 4.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell said the multi-agency effort is designed to keep students, teachers and staff healthy and in school.

The masks and gloves will be given out only when a student become sick and is sent to the school nurse, officials said.

Top Glove profit up on lower latex, oil prices

Top Glove profit up on lower latex, oil prices PETALING JAYA: Top Glove Corp Bhd posted a 5.4% rise in net profit to RM36mil for the second quarter ended Feb 28, against the preceding quarter despite a 10.2% decline in revenue to RM346.5mil.
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Bellingham, Massachusetts bans latex gloves at food establishments

Nearly 200 food service establishments in town are now operating without one product: Latex gloves.

Under a bylaw recently passed by the Board of Health, workers are prohibited from using gloves made of latex, a common allergen. Bellingham is believed to be the first community in the state to enact such a bylaw.

Board of Health Chairman Vincent Forte Jr., said latex allergies affect a "significant population."

The bylaw, which passed unanimously at a June 24 meeting, was modeled after a drafted state law, which is currently being considered by the Legislature.

Board of Health member Guy Fleuette said about 175 vendors in town are affected by the change. Though the board advertised the public hearing, the bylaw passed without any discussion or attendance at the meeting.

Disposable Medical Gloves Market to Exceed $3.2 Billion by 2012

Disposable Medical Gloves Market to Exceed $3.2 Billion by 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

There exists immense opportunities for growth in the global disposable medical gloves market given the fact that dozens of pairs of medical gloves are utilized in a single day in hospitals and laboratorial settings, and the inherent intrinsic indispensability of the product among surgeons, practitioners, and healthcare workers. By the year 2012, global disposable medical gloves market is projected to exceed $3.2 billion.

Yulex Corp. gets FDA approval to sell its natural latex gloves

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it has given the nod for Yulex Corp. to market its gloves made from natural rubber latex.

Called the Yulex Patient Examination Glove, the product is derived from guayule (pronounced why-yoo-lee), a desert bush the company harvests in Maricopa, Ariz.

Hartalega riding on shift to nitrile gloves

Excerpts from the interview with Hartalega Holdings group MD Kuan Kam Hon.

STARBIZ: You are expanding capacity by more than 80% this financial year and by another 50% next year. The nitrile market is not growing at this pace. Who will you take market share from?

Kuan: I'm taking market share from natural rubber (gloves). There is a switch, especially in the US, from natural rubber to nitrile (synthetic rubber) gloves because there are people with allergies to natural rubber gloves.

Like the John Hopkins hospital in the US, it has stopped the use of natural rubber gloves; they don't know who has the allergy, so they've stopped using it altogether.

Top four glove makers expect to do well in spite of poor economic conditions

Glove makers are facing a perfect storm. Surging costs and the sliding US dollar threaten to erode margins. Captains of Malaysia’s glove-making industry assure that there are ways to handle these and sales will remain robust.
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Green Gloves :gloves which can be reused seven times

Firm makes gloves which can be reused seven times KUALA LUMPUR: The makers of the humble disposable rubber gloves are turning “green”, with the introduction of the reusable EcoGlove. EcoGlove chairman Patrick Hampe claimed that the gloves would be cheaper for end users, reduce the risk of latex and chemical allergies, and friendlier to Mother Nature.
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Malaysia's Top Glove starts pricing in euros

KLANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Top Glove Corp (TPGC.KL), the world's biggest rubber glove maker, has started pricing its products in euros for European customers after being hit by the weakening U.S. dollar, its Chairman said on Tuesday.
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NHS urged to switch latex gloves

The NHS has been urged to use a different type of latex glove following concerns over links to allergies and asthma.

Call for switch to powder-free latex gloves

Latex allergies and related asthma in healthcare professionals can be prevented if the NHS swaps to powder-free, low-protein latex gloves, says the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
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Top Glove profit up on lower latex, oil prices

Disposable Medical Gloves Market to Exceed $3.2 Billion by 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Firm makes gloves which can be reused seven times

Latex allergies and related asthma in healthcare professionals can be prevented if the NHS swaps to powder-free, low-protein latex gloves, says the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)