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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.
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e NOTE—Table 4 was corrected editorially in November 2004.
1. Scope IEEE/ASTM SI-10 Standard for Use of the International
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System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
1.1 This specification covers the in-service care, inspection,
testing, and use voltage of insulating gloves and sleeves for
3. Significance and Use
protection from electrical shock.
3.1 Compliance with this specification should continue to
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
provide personnel with insulating gloves and sleeves of known
standard. See IEEE/ASTM SI 10.
and acceptable quality after initial acceptance in accordance
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
with Specifications D 120 and D 1051. The specifications
testmethodportion,Sections6and7,ofthisspecification. This
herein are to be considered as minimum requirements.
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
3.2 A margin of safety shall be provided between the
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
maximum use voltage and the voltage at which the gloves and
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
sleeves are retested. The relationship between retest voltage
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
andmaximumusevoltageatwhichtheglovesandsleevesshall
tions prior to use. For a specific warning statement, see 7.2.
be used is shown in Table 1.
2. Referenced Documents 3.2.1 When work is not being performed on energized
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conductors or equipment, or both, any contact with energized
2.1 ASTM Standards:
conductors or equipment, or both, would be limited to the
D 120 Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves
phase-to-ground potential. If gloves are the only protection
D 1051 Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves
used in such operations, the phase-to-ground voltage to which
D 2865 Practice for Calibration of Standards and Equip-
the gloves may be exposed shall be limited to the maximum
ment for Electrical Insulating Materials Testing
use voltage of that class glove as listed in Table 1.
F 696 Specification for Leather Protectors for Rubber Insu-
3.3 The user of these types of protective equipment shall be
lating Gloves and Mittens
knowledgeable of and instructed in the correct and safe
F 819 Terminology Relating to Electrical Protective Equip-
inspection and use of such equipment.
ment for Workers
F 1236 Guide for Visual Inspection of Electrical Protective
4. Terminology
Rubber Products
4.1 Definitions:
2.2 ANSI Standards:
4.1.1 ozone—a very active form of oxygen that may be
C 39.5 Safety Requirements for Electrical and Electronic
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Measuring and Controlling Instrumentation
4.1.2 For definitions of other terms, refer to Terminology
F 819.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F18 on
5. Classification
Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F18.15 on Worker Personal Equipment.
5.1 Gloves and sleeves covered under this specification are
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published December 2002. Originally
designated as Type I or Type II; Class 00, Class 0, Class 1,
published as F 496 – 77. Last previous edition F 496 – 02.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.1 Type I, nonresistant to ozone, made from a high-grade
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber compound of natural or synthetic
the ASTM website.
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origin, properly vulcanized.
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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
Voltage rms, V rms, V avg, V
avg, V
00 500 2 500 750 10 000
0 1 000 5 000 1 500 20 000
1 7 500 10 000 11 250 40 000
2 17 000 20 000 25 500 50 000
3 26 500 30 000 39 750 60 000
4 36 000 40 000 54 000 70 000
FIG. 1 Rubber Glove—Gauntlet Area (A
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