ASTM F496-02a

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Designation: F 496 – 02a
Standard Specification for
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In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 496; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Significance and Use
1.1 This specification covers the in-service care, inspection, 3.1 Compliance with this specification should continue to
testing, and use voltage of insulating gloves and sleeves for provide personnel with insulating gloves and sleeves of known
protection from electrical shock. and acceptable quality after initial acceptance in accordance
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the with Specifications D 120 and D 1051. The specifications
standard. See IEEE/ASTM SI 10. herein are to be considered as minimum requirements.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the 3.2 A margin of safety shall be provided between the
testmethodportion,Sections6and7,ofthisspecification. This maximum use voltage and the voltage at which the gloves and
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, sleeves are retested. The relationship between retest voltage
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user andmaximumusevoltageatwhichtheglovesandsleevesshall
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health be used is shown in Table 1.
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita- 3.2.1 When work is not being performed on energized
tions prior to use. For a specific warning statement, see 7.2. conductors or equipment, or both, any contact with energized
conductors or equipment, or both, would be limited to the
2. Referenced Documents
phase-to-ground potential. If gloves are the only protection
2.1 ASTM Standards: used in such operations, the phase-to-ground voltage to which
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D 120 Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves
the gloves may be exposed shall be limited to the maximum
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D 1051 Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves use voltage of that class glove as listed in Table 1.
D 2865 Practice for Calibration of Standards and Equip-
3.3 The user of these types of protective equipment shall be
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ment for Electrical Insulating Materials Testing knowledgeable of and instructed in the correct and safe
F 696 Specification for Leather Protectors for Rubber Insu-
inspection and use of such equipment.
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lating Gloves and Mittens
4. Terminology
F 819 Terminology Relating to Electrical Protective Equip-
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ment for Workers 4.1 Definitions:
F 1236 Guide for Visual Inspection of Electrical Protective 4.1.1 ozone—a very active form of oxygen that may be
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Rubber Products produced by corona, arcing, or ultraviolet rays.
2.2 ANSI Standards: 4.1.2 For definitions of other terms, refer to Terminology
C 39.5 Safety Requirements for Electrical and Electronic F 819.
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Measuring and Controlling Instrumentation
5. Classification
IEEE/ASTM SI-10 Standard for Use of the International
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5.1 Gloves and sleeves covered under this specification are
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
designated as Type I or Type II; Class 00, Class 0, Class 1,
Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F18 on
5.1.1 Type I, nonresistant to ozone, made from a high-grade
Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibility of
cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber compound of natural or synthetic
Subcommittee F18.15 on Worker Personal Equipment.
origin, properly vulcanized.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published December 2002. Originally
5.1.2 Type II, ozone resistant, made of any elastomer or
published as F 496 – 77. Last previous edition F 496 – 02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.03.
combination of elastomeric compounds.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.02.
5.1.3 The electrical properties correspond to those shown in
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Available from American National Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 4th
Table 1. The class designations are those specified in Specifi-
Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. cations D 120 and D 1051.
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NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn. Contact ASTM
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F 496 – 02a
TABLE 1 Voltage Requirements
Maximum
Maximum AC AC Retest DC Retest
Class Designation DC Use
Use Voltage Voltage
of Glove or Sleeve Voltage
Vol
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