Nitrile Gloves Archives - Omni International

Thin vs. Thick Nitrile Gloves

We rely on our hands daily which is why it’s crucial to select the best hand protection for your specific use case. Nitrile gloves come in a variety of thicknesses and there is a common misconception that the thicker the glove, the better protection it provides. This simply isn’t true....

How Nitrile and Vinyl Gloves Are Made

While you are most likely aware of the different types of gloves that are manufactured today, there is an interesting process behind making each type of glove that many distributors and glove wearers are not as familiar with. An example of this is when you compare latex to nitrile and...

Glove Uses in First Aid

Glove Uses in First Aid Gloves are useful for many purposes, including retail, healthcare, food service & processing, industrial, dental, and safety. When it comes to glove uses for safety and first aid, it is important to understand the situations in which gloves should be worn to protect first...

Do Nitrile Gloves Conduct Electricity?

For those who work in healthcare, manufacturing, or skilled trades, the type of gloves you wear while “on the job” can have a huge impact on the health and safety of yourself and others. A pertinent example of this is in the case of gloves conducting electricity. Those who...

Do Nitrile Gloves Cause Allergic Reactions?

Because latex gloves cause allergic and non-allergic reactions, many people instead use alternative options like nitrile gloves. But do nitrile gloves cause allergic reactions as well? Yes, they can. Some users of nitrile gloves have reported allergic reactions triggered by other antigens in the synthetic material but not by latex proteins,...

Discover Our Featured Glove This Month: the OmniShield #232 Series

Our glove of the month – the OmniShield #232 Series Nitrile Powder Free Multi-Purpose Glove – is a virtual copy of our OmniTrust #201 medical glove, only made for general purpose and food service use. This glove is one of our more “silent” products as it just keeps bringing on...

Are Nitrile Gloves Oil Resistant?

Nitrile gloves have grown in popularity in recent years for many reasons. Besides being an excellent alternative to latex gloves, they also have many positive benefits. For instance, nitrile gloves are oil resistant. Let’s break this down a bit more. Nitrile gloves are resistant to oils in the body. The...

Glove News: What’s Going on with Tariffs?

Last month, the United States announced that tariffs would begin on all List #4 Chinese-manufactured imports effective September 1, 2019. This is due to an impasse in negotiations between Chinese and U.S. negotiators relative to the current trade imbalance identified by the United States. Then, this week, the United States...

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What is USP <800>? And What Does it Have to Do with Gloves?

The deadline for USP <800> is less than six months away, and across the country, many health systems are scurrying to do everything they can to be ready for this chapter before the final deadline of December 1, 2019. But what exactly is USP <800>? Why was it put into...