Belgium-based Ansell Healthcare Europe’s Touch N Tuff gloves have been proven to offer superior protection against chemical splashes. In response to EU regulation on the protection of workers from chemical substances, independent laboratory tests were performed on Ansell’s single-use chemical splash resistant Touch N Tuff(r) gloves, which showed that they offered a high level of protection for chemicals from nine families.

Specifically designed for production employees who are at risk from chemical splashes in the workplace, the nitrile Touch N Tuff(r) was extensively tested against a wide variety of hazardous industrial chemicals by the independent laboratory Centexbel. The industries which use these hazardous chemicals include chemicals and cosmetics manufacturing, automotive production, laboratories and pharmaceutical industries, as well as food processing, dry cleaning, cleaning products, inks and dyes. The gloves' 100% nitrile composition is recommended against the aliphatic hydrocarbons present in lubricants.

According to EU OSHA, 16% of European workers handle hazardous products and it has been estimated that some 32 million European workers are exposed to unsafe levels of chemical exposure which can result in cancer, brain damage, harm to the nervous system, asthma and skin problems such as dermatitis or allergies.