A: According to Flu.gov, employers are permitted to require employees to wear gloves and other personal protective equipment to reduce the transmission of a pandemic virus such as H1N1.
For more information, such as accommodating employees with disabilities, click here.
Glove recommendations related to the H1N1 flu by the CDC, FDA, and OSHA remain vague. Below are links to guidelines containing information on glove usage that have been published to date:
Natural rubber latex prices continue to test the 600 sen/kg after first surpassing the milestone late last week, according to data released by the Malaysian Rubber Board. As of market close Tuesday, prices were up more than 17% in the last month and more than 80% from this time last year.
In related news, Rubber & Plastics News reports that global natural rubber supplies have fallen by over 5% year to date (through October) due to weakened output from the world’s largest producers of natural rubber latex, such as Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.