THIS MATERIALS STUDY DEMONSTRATES A TESTING PROGRAM BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROTECTIVE GLOVE MATERIAL AGAINST METAL CUTTING FLUIDS IN WORKSHOPS AND STEEL INDUSTRIES. PERMEATING TESTING USING VARIOUS CUTTING FLUIDS, PUNCTURE TESTING USING A STANDARDIZED PENTROMETER NEEDLE, AND TENSILE STRENGTH TESTING INDICATED THAT NITRILE RUBBER IS THE MOST PROTECTIVE MATERIAL. BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS IT WAS DEMONSTRATED THAT CHROMIUM AND NICKEL, WHICH ACT AS ALLERGENS, CAN PERMEATE GLOVE MATERIALS WHEN ...