[MCOH-EH] Nitrile Sterile glove usage and shortage

[Karen Garvey]

Good morning,

I work as a contractor for a company that has been fully Latex free for a
number of years and that requires the use of sterile Nitrile gloves in one
of their drug manufacturing processes.  They were informed by their
purchasing distributor that there is a shortage of the sterile Nitrile
gloves, and there is only availability of Latex sterile gloves which
provide concerns as an alternative.

Have any of your hospital systems or worksites experienced a shortage of
Nitrile sterile gloves? How is the employer addressing this?  Has your
system switched back to or continue to use Latex gloves and can you provide
information on how you surveil, evaluate or address employees who develop
glove or Latex allergies?

Any feedback on how to approach or benchmark information on prior or
current procedures would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Karen M. Wardlaw, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM (Formerly Garvey)

Occupational Medicine Physician

Medcor at Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Occupational Health Services

One Health Plaza, Building 125

East Hanover, NJ 07936

Phone: 862-778-3722

Fax: 973-781-6504

Karen.garvey at novartis.com
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