I've got a question, though I'm not really interested in using Mercuric Chloride at the present time. Where I used to work we'd use some somewhat toxic chemicals, for cleaning and such. We were told repeatedly to use proper PPE and for the most part we did. We had posted in multiple places around the shop, a sign that matched chemistry with the proper gloves for handling it. Of course some gloves were capable of handling multiple chemicals, but others were far less capable for certain things than one might presume.
My question is this: Is there a resource somewhere that can identify precisely what "proper" PPE for certain chemicals is?
"extremely heavy waxy gloves, similar to what roadworkers wear when handling molten tar" seems all well and good, but what if the glove you get actually lets the chemistry right through and then traps it against your skin! On a less "worst case scenario" note, I remember that we had these big, rigid "silver shield" gloves that were uncomfortable and expensive. We were however guaranteed at least 4 hours of protection with them against anything on the chart. However, there was one chemical that another, much more comfortable and economic glove gave 8 hours for that the silver shields gave only 4.