EN 60903:2003

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60903:2004
STANDARD
februar 2004
Delo pod napetostjo – Rokavice iz izolacijskega materiala (IEC 60903:2002
(Spremenjen))
Live working - Gloves of insulating material
ICS 13.260; 13.340.40 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60903
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2003

ICS 13.260; 29.240.20; 29.260.99 Supersedes EN 60903:1992 + A11:1997 & EN 50237:1997

English version
Live working -
Gloves of insulating material
(IEC 60903:2002 + corrigendum 2003, modified)

Travaux sous tension -  Arbeiten unter Spannung -
Gants en matériau isolant Handschuhe aus isolierendem Material
(CEI 60903:2002 + corrigendum 2003, (IEC 60903:2002 + Corrigendum 2003,
modifiée) modifiziert)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2003-07-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and
notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. EN 60903:2003 E
Foreword
The text of document 78/462A/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60903, prepared by IEC TC 78, Live
working, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60903 on 2003-07-01.
A draft amendment, prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 78, Equipment and tools for
live working, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC for inclusion into
EN 60903 on 2003-07-01.
This European Standard
– supersedes EN 60903:1992 + A11:1997, covering insulating gloves (and mitts) which would
normally be used in conjunction with leather protector gloves worn over the insulating gloves (and
mitts) to provide mechanical protection,
– supersedes EN 50237:1997, covering gloves (and mitts) which combine in one unique glove the
insulating properties of elastomer gloves and the mechanical properties of leather gloves. The
result of the combination is defined as a composite glove;
– includes requirements and testing for a “long composite glove" which extends protection to most of
the upper arm.
The following dates were fixed:

– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented

at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2004-07-01
national standard or by endorsement

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2006-07-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
This European Standard was prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports the essential requirements of
Directive 89/686/EEC.
NOTE Subclauses which are additional to those in IEC 60903 are prefixed "Z".
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annexes A, B, C and ZA are normative and annexes D, E, F, G, H and I are
informative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60903:2002 and its corrigendum February 2003 was
approved by CENELEC as a European Standard with agreed common modifications as given below.
COMMON MODIFICATIONS
5.7 Marking
Modify the second indent as follows:
– number of the relevant European Standard immediately adjacent to the symbol with year
of publication (EN 60903:2003)

Add the following item after the sixth indent (class):
– serial number or batch number;

5.8 Packaging
Delete the last sentence.
Add a new Subclause 5.Z1 as follows:

5.Z1 Manufacturer’s instructions

Each pair of gloves shall come with the manufacturer’s instructions for use and care.
These instructions shall include, as a minimum, the following information:
– the significance of any marking (see 5.7);
– the type of packaging suitable for transport (see 5.8);
– the classes and categories appropriate to different levels of risks and the corresponding
limit of use (see Annex D); ;
– performance as recorded during the technical tests to check the levels or classes of
protection (see Clauses 8, 9 and 10);
– the end of life deadline or period to end of life of the product; alternatively, the conditions
of periodic inspection and electrical re-testing ensuring a safe use until the end of life of
the product (see E.5);
– storage, use, cleaning, maintenance, servicing and desinfection. Cleaning, maintenance
or disinfectant products recommended by the manufacturer and the relevant instructions;
– these gloves are intended to be used exclusively for electrical purpose.

Bibliography
Add the following references:
EN 388, Protective gloves against mechanical risks

EN 420, Protective gloves - General requirements

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-151 2001 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV)
Part 151: Electrical and magnetic
devices
IEC 60050-601 1985 Chapter 601: Generation, - -
transmission and distribution of
electricity - General
IEC 60050-651 1999 Part 651: Live working - -

IEC 60060-1 1989 High-voltage test techniques HD 588.1 S1 1991
+ corr. March 1990 Part 1: General definitions and test
requirements
IEC 60060-2 1994 Part 2: Measuring systems EN 60060-2 1994
A11 1998
IEC 60212 1971 Standard conditions for use prior to HD 437 S1 1984
and during the testing of solid
electrical insulating materials

IEC 60417 database Graphical symbols for use on - -
equipment
IEC 60743 2001 Live working - Terminology for tools, EN 60743 2001
equipment and devices
IEC 61318 1994 Live working - Guidelines for quality - -
assurance plans
IEC 61477 2001 Live working - Minimum requirements EN 61477 2002
for the utilization of tools, devices and
equipment
ISO 37 1994 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - - -
Determination of tensile stress-strain
properties
ISO 472 1999 Plastics - Vocabulary EN ISO 472 2001

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO 2592 2000 Determination of flash and fire points - EN ISO 2592 2001
Cleveland open cup method
ISO 2859-1 1999 Sampling procedures for inspection by - -
attributes
Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by
acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-
by-lot inspection
ISO 2977 1997 Petroleum products and hydrocarbon - -
solvents - Determination of aniline
point and mixed aniline point
ISO 3104 1994 Petroleum products - Transparent and EN ISO 3104 1996
opaque liquids - Determination of
kinematic viscosity and calculation of
dynamic viscosity
ISO 9000 2000 Quality management systems - EN ISO 9000 2000
Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO 9001 2000 Quality management systems - EN ISO 9001 2000
Requirements
ISO 9004 2000 Quality management systems - EN ISO 9004 2000
Guidelines for performance
improvements
INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 60903
Second edition
2002-08
Live working –
Gloves of insulating material
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60903 © IEC:2002 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 9
INTRODUCTION .13
1 Scope .15
2 Normative references.15
3 Definitions .17
4 Classification .21
5 General requirements .23
5.1 Physical requirements .23
5.1.1 Composition.23
5.1.2 Shape .23
5.1.3 Dimensions.23
5.1.4 Thickness .25
5.1.5 Workmanship and finish.27
5.2 Mechanical requirements .27
5.2.1 Tensile strength and elongation at break .27
5.2.2 Tension set.27
5.3 Electrical requirements .27
5.4 Ageing requirements.29
5.5 Thermal requirements.29
5.5.1 Low temperature resistance .29
5.5.2 Flame retardancy.31
5.6 Gloves with special properties .31
5.6.1 Acid resistance .31
5.6.2 Oil resistance.31
5.6.3 Ozone resistance.31
5.6.4 Acid, oil and ozone resistance .31
5.6.5 Extremely low temperature resistance.31
5.7 Marking .33
5.8 Packaging.35
6 Specific mechanical requirements.35
6.1 Insulating gloves – Resistance to mechanical puncture.35
6.2 Composite gloves .35
6.2.1 Resistance to mechanical puncture.35
6.2.2 Abrasion resistance .35
6.2.3 Cutting resistance.35
6.2.4 Tear resistance.35
7 Electrical requirements for long composite gloves.35
8 General testing .37
8.1 General .37
8.2 Visual inspection and measurements .37
8.2.1 Shape .37
8.2.2 Dimensions.
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