Found a Aldrich MSDS from 1994.
https://ehslegacy.unr.edu/msdsfiles/4627.pdf
I'd be very interested in anything you find on this, James.� And when the chemical the glove is made from does not also include the mil thickness, that is pretty useless information.� If you doubt this, look at Kimberly Clark's thin mill nitrile charts.� Most of those solvents go through in a minute or two.--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas
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Can anyone share a copy of the MSDS that was from the actual DMM supplier?� ... Jim
PS.� The CSB video said that MSDS recommended latex gloves.� I have been unable to locate the MSDS.� I did get one from Strem� Chemicals from that timeframe but it did not say that.
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--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchasOn Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 10:06 AM Ralph Stuart <ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org> wrote:
>And wondering about Karen�??s gloves, were they standard dry-box gloves or did she double glove them inside of the glove-box with another type of glove, as we sometimes double glove with our disposable tactile gloves.
I believe that Dr. Wetterhahn was working in a fume hood rather than a glove box on the occasion of her mercury exposure. I assume that she was using the fume hood to control the fire hazard associated with the dimethyl mercury (flashpoint = 5 degrees C), but the fume hood does not add value with regard to dermal toxicity hazards; and latex gloves add minimial protective value as well. OSHA reports that the dexterity value of the latex gloves led to that choice. I believe that the OSHA presentation on this event suggested that Silvershield gloves were the only appropriate choice at that time.
One of the learning points I take from this story is the challenge of working with chemicals that present multiple hazards while balancing chemical and human factors.
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