Spotlight: Halyard Blackfire Nitrile Exam Gloves

We are back and ready to continue our series spotlighting our Halyard gloves line.  Today’s pick?  Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Gloves. Halyard’s gloves exceed the requirements set for standard PPE through their comfort, versatility, and quality – that we know through our previous blog posts.  Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Gloves, though, bring a special flair to the line-up that we are excited to share with you.  While versatility is key with this glove choice, you will certainly see why this particular glove is extremely popular with our customers outfitting first responders.

Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Exam gloves sport a reversible design. The Quick Check technology allows the high-visibility orange side to show if there’s a tear. But black top can also be completely reversed to a bright orange side fit for many uses. The high-visibility orange side can be used when directing traffic or working in low-visibility situations. Halyard’s Black-Fire gloves make sure a first responder is always prepared with this dual-purpose glove.

And if you have any questions, you can call our Free Tech Support line, 704-966-1650 Option 3 for free technical support. 

Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Gloves

Let’s go back and talk about the basics with these gloves.  Why nitrile? Latex and vinyl gloves are still widely used for general purpose equipment because, honestly, quality isn’t always a factor. Their level of protection can’t go against some of the heavier requirements needed beyond just general use and therefor can’t be used in nearly as many of the same extensive medical scenarios as nitrile. With Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile gloves, cost and quality go hand-in-hand.

Versatility

We could just say the material is Nitrile and end this section here. But instead, let’s dive into what the material does that mean to you?

1. Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Gloves are waterproof. They’re recommended for low to high exposure to chemicals and liquids, and you can even wear them under your regular work gloves to prevent permeation.
2. Nitrile is 3-4 times more puncture-resistant than latex, Nitrile is the way to go if you need tough protection.
3. Nitrile has also been proven as one of the longest lasting materials for shelf life. Under the right and proper conditions, your nitrile gloves can have a shelf life of possibly 5-10 years. Just keep them in the original packaging and stored in the proper room conditions.
4. Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves provide a breach detection measure through Quick Check technology. With Quick Check, there is the ability to detect rips and tears by showing the high-visibility orange inner layer through the breach. The orange inner layer is also revealed when removed, which helps reduce the risk of cross contamination and infection. 

Quality Assurance

Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Gloves meet and/or exceed most standard requirements for competing gloves. This means that they are significantly less likely to have critical defects than exam gloves that just meet the ASTM 2.5 AQL requirement. Here are some other important points to note:

• They have an AQL (Acceptable Quality Level) of 1.0 for critical defects. Meets or exceeds ASTM D6319 – Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Glove for Medical Applications
• Meets or exceeds biocompatible 10993 studies for systemic toxicity, irritation and sensitization endpoints
• Passes Viral Penetration Testing – ASTM F1671 – 07 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System

Sizes

With the variety of sizes Halyard has provided, you’ll definitely find a size to meet the needs of you whole team. These gloves can be purchased at 9.5-inches in length for maximum coverage. They also range in sizes: small (S), medium (M), large (L) and extra-large (XL). And you can even buy them in bulk cases here.

Comfort

Once you put them on, your Halyard Black-Fire Nitrile Gloves will essentially form fit to your hand using your own body heat. With their primary material being acrylonitrile butadiene, these gloves won’t cause any irritation or Type-1 allergic reaction that comes about from rubber or latex proteins. And these are powder-less gloves, so they’re both frictionless and irritation-free for a safe and easy removal. No tearing them apart just to get them off. 

And Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves sport a reversible design. As mentioned above, the Quick Check tech allows the high-visibility orange side to show if there’s a tear. But black top can also be completely reversed to a bright orange side fit for many uses. The high-visibility orange side can be used when directing traffic or working in low-visibility situations. Halyard’s Black-Fire gloves make sure a first responder is always prepared with this dual-purpose glove.

SmartPULL Packaging

Halyard utilizes their SmartPULL packaging to ensure that there’s way less glove waste than other competitors. The SmartPULL packaging comes with two numbered opening tabs on the top. Start by only opening tab 1 to ensure you only get the amount of gloves you need at one time. As they run out and they become harder to dispense, simply pull out tab 2 for ease of access until the box is empty.

Final Thoughts

The versatility and quality of Nitrile gloves makes it an obvious go-to these days for gloves in most industries. If you have any further questions about how Halyard has gone the extra mile with quality of life improvements to an existing formula, check out our website or feel free to call customer service at 704-966-1650. Halyard’s Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves are just another example of that. To purchase, click here.

Or you can check out Halyard’s other types of PPE gloves available here. 

As always if you have any questions about this process or anything else please feel free to contact us and take advantage of our “FREE TECH SUPPORT.”

We also offer FREE VIRTUAL TECH SUPPORT to “See and Talk” with a “Real Time Live Technician” for any problems you may be in need of help with.

You can also use our “FREE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM”. Take the guesswork and worrying about what unit is due for maintenance and which maintenance cycle it is time for. We will keep track of all your autoclaves and let you know when it’s time for anything.