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What skin protection measures are recommended when working with toluene?

April 26, 2017flammable liquid irritant measures recommended skin toluene working

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What skin protection measures are recommended when working with toluene?

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Chemical resistant gloves, coveralls, boots, and/or other resistant protective clothing. Have a safety shower/eye-wash fountain readily available in the immediate work area. What types of materials should my protective clothing be made of? Guidelines for toluene: RECOMMENDED (resistance to breakthrough longer than 8 hours): polyvinyl alcohol, Teflon(TM), Viton(TM), Barrier (PE/PA/PE), Silver Shield/4H(TM) (polyethylene/ethylene vinyl alcohol), Tychem(TM) Responder(TM), Trellchem(TM) HPS, Trellchem(TM) VPS, Tychem(TM) CPF3, Tychem(TM) F, Tychem(TM) BR/LV, Tychem(TM) TK. RECOMMENDED (resistance to breakthrough longer than 4 hours): Viton(TM)/Butyl rubber. NOT RECOMMENDED for use (resistance to breakthrough less than 1 hour): Butyl rubber, natural rubber, neoprene rubber, nitrile rubber, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, Tychem(TM) SL. This material is a recognized skin absorption hazard (ACGIH or OSHA). Recommendations are NOT valid for very thin Natural rubber, Neoprene, Nitrile and PVC