Section 6738.3 - Selection of GlovesThe employer shall assure that appropriate chemical-resistant gloves are worn by employees when their use is required.
(a) If the barrier material is specified by a category on the product labeling, the required glove material must be: (1) Category A: barrier laminate, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, neoprene, natural rubber, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or Viton®.(2) Category B: barrier laminate or butyl rubber.(3) Category C: barrier laminate, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, neoprene, PVC, or Viton®.(4) Category D: barrier laminate or butyl rubber.(5) Category E: barrier laminate, nitrile rubber, neoprene, or Viton®.(6) Category F: barrier laminate, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, or Viton®.(7) Category G or H: barrier laminate, or Viton®.(b) If use of chemical-resistant gloves is required by pesticide labeling without specification of a barrier material or category, the barrier material may be any cited in (a).(c) All barrier materials must be 14 mils or thicker except: (1) barrier laminate and polyethylene materials.(2) when chemical-resistant gloves are used to make fine adjustments to equipment or other activities that require high dexterity and motor control skill the gloves must be made of an appropriate barrier material, as specified in (a) and (b) above, and only be used for a maximum of 15 minutes. Such gloves may only be used once for such specific tasks and must be discarded and not reused after the task is accomplished.(d) Separable glove liners made of cotton or other absorbent materials may be worn under chemical-resistant gloves unless expressly prohibited by pesticide product labeling. The glove liners must not extend beyond the end of the chemical-resistant glove. Glove liners must be disposed of at the end of the workday, or immediately if any portion of the liner comes in contact with pesticide during the workday. (1) Flocked gloves or those with other types of non-separable liners are prohibited.(e) Leather gloves may be worn over chemical-resistant gloves when required by working conditions. Once leather gloves have been used for this purpose, they must not be worn without being worn over chemical-resistant gloves.(f) If chemical-resistant gloves are brought into the cockpit of an aircraft that has been used to apply pesticides, the gloves must be stored in an enclosed chemical-resistant container.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6738.3
1. New section filed 4-15-2015; operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).
2. New subsection (f) filed 10-17-2016; operative 1-2-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2016, No. 43). Note: Authority cited: Sections 11456 and 12981, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 12980 and 12981, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 4-15-2015; operative 7/1/2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).
2. New subsection (f) filed 10-17-2016; operative 1/2/2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2016, No. 43).