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ASTM D3578-19

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Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves

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1.1 This specification covers certain requirements for natural rubber gloves used in conducting medical examinations and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. It also covers natural rubber gloves used in handling contaminated medical material.

1.2 This specification provides for natural rubber gloves that fit either hand, paired gloves, and gloves by size. It also provides for packaged sterile natural rubber gloves and packaged or bulk nonsterile natural rubber gloves.

1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.


This specification covers certain requirements for natural rubber gloves intended for use in medical examinations and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as well as in handling contaminated medical material. Material under this specification consists of Type I and Type II gloves, which shall be manufactured from any natural rubber compound, with the inside and outside surfaces of the gloves free of talc and with dimensions and physical properties that shall conform to the requirements specified. Tests for sterility, freedom from holes, physical dimensions, tensile strength, ultimate elongation, stress at elongation, powder-free residue, powder amount, protein content, and antigenic protein content shall be performed to assess the conformance of the rubber gloves with the requirements specified.


5.1 The specification is intended as a reference to the performance and safety of natural rubber examination gloves. The safe and proper use of natural rubber examination gloves is beyond the scope of this specification.

SDO ASTM: ASTM International
Document Number D3578
Publication Date Nov. 1, 2019
Language en - English
Page Count 5
Revision Level 19
Supercedes
Committee D11.40
Publish Date Document Id Type View
Nov. 1, 2019 D3578-19 Revision
May 1, 2005 D3578-05E01 Revision
May 1, 2005 D3578-05 Revision
Nov. 10, 2001 D3578-01E01 Revision
Nov. 10, 2001 D3578-01AE02 Revision
Nov. 10, 2001 D3578-01AE01 Revision
Nov. 10, 2001 D3578-01A Revision
Nov. 10, 2001 D3578-01 Revision
Nov. 10, 2001 D3578-00A Revision
Sept. 1, 2023 D3578-19R23 Reaffirmation
Nov. 1, 2015 D3578-05R15 Reaffirmation
May 1, 2010 D3578-05R10 Reaffirmation