Summary of Latex Allergies “Latex Allergy in the Workplace” talks about the background of the obvious problem of Latex allergy. Natural rubber latex is extracted from the milky sap of the rubber tree, Hevea Braziliensis namely in Malaysia. The history of Latex gloves began over a hundred years ago. The first recorded incidence of hypersensitivity (allergic reaction) to the natural rubber Latex occurred in 1939. Because of the upsurge of infectious diseases there was an increase …showed first 75 words of 648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 648 total…gloves. Although short-term benefits of Latex costs are evident, prevention has to be the better and less expensive than ignoring the problem. Workers compensation and even suing can be damaging to the funds as well as just losing good doctors or employees and having to find/hire a new one, much more so than a 25% increase in money spent for Latex substitutes. Some places in Canada, Europe and our nation have transferred to non-latex products