ASTM F496-14a

Standard Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the in-service care, inspection, testing, and use voltage of insulating gloves and sleeves for protection from electrical shock. Gloves and sleeves covered under this specification are designated as type I or type II; class 00, class 0, class 1, class 2, class 3, or class 4. Type I - nonresistant to ozone, made from a high-grade cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber compound of natural or synthetic origin, properly vulcanized, and type II - ozone resistant, made of any elastomer or combination of elastomeric compounds. The recommended sequence of inspection and testing of gloves and sleeves at an electrical testing facility are: check-in, washing, and preliminary inspection; repair; electrical test; drying; final inspection; record-keeping and marking; and powdering, pairing, and packing for storage or shipment. Electrical testing shall be performed to meet the requirements prescribed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the in-service care, inspection, testing, and use voltage of insulating gloves and sleeves for protection from electrical shock.  
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. See IEEE/ASTM SI-10.  
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Sections 6 and 7, of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For a specific warning statement, see 7.2.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2014
• ICS: 13.260 - Protection against electric shock. Live working
• Technical Committee: F18 - Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers
• Drafting Committee: F18.15 - Worker Personal Equipment

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F496-14 - Standard Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Replaced By: ASTM F496-20 - Standard Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2020
• Referred By: ASTM F3258-21 - Standard Specification for Protectors for Rubber Insulating Gloves Meeting Specific Performance Requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1236-23 - Standard Guide for Visual Inspection of Electrical Protective Rubber Products
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F696-06(2019) - Standard Specification for Leather Protectors for Rubber Insulating Gloves and Mittens
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F496 −14a
Standard Specification for
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In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF496;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) 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
with Specifications D120 and D1051.The specifications herein
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
are to be considered as minimum requirements.
standard. See IEEE/ASTM SI-10.
3.2 A margin of safety shall be provided between the
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
test method portion, Sections 6 and 7, of this specification.This maximum use voltage and the voltage at which the gloves and
sleeves are retested. The relationship between retest voltage
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user andmaximumusevoltageatwhichtheglovesandsleevesshall
be used is shown in Table 1.
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
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
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used in such operations, the phase-to-ground voltage to which
2.1 ASTM Standards:
the gloves may be exposed shall be limited to the maximum
D120 Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves
use voltage of that class glove as listed in Table 1.
D1051 Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves
D2865 Practice for Calibration of Standards and Equipment
3.3 The user of these types of protective equipment shall be
for Electrical Insulating Materials Testing
knowledgeable of and instructed in the correct and safe
F696 Specification for Leather Protectors for Rubber Insu-
inspection and use of such equipment.
lating Gloves and Mittens
F819 Terminology Relating to Electrical Protective Equip-
4. Terminology
ment for Workers
4.1 Definitions:
F1236 Guide for Visual Inspection of Electrical Protective
4.1.1 ozone—a very active form of oxygen that may be
Rubber Products
produced by corona, arcing, or ultraviolet rays.
2.2 ANSI Standards:
C 39.5 Safety Requirements for Electrical and Electronic 4.1.2 For definitions of other terms, refer to Terminology
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F819.
Measuring and Controlling Instrumentation
IEEE/ASTM SI-10 Standard for Use of the International
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5. Classification
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
5.1 Gloves and sleeves covered under this specification are
designated as Type I or Type II; Class 00, Class 0, Class 1,
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F18 on
Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4.
Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibility of
5.1.1 Type I, nonresistant to ozone, made from a high-grade
Subcommittee F18.15 on Worker Personal Equipment.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2014. Published December 2014. Originally
cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber compound of natural or synthetic
approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F496 – 14. DOI:
origin, properly vulcanized.
10.1520/F0496-14A.
2 5.1.2 Type II, ozone resistant, made of any elastomer or
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM combination of elastomeric compounds.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
5.1.3 The electrical properties correspond to those shown in
the ASTM website.
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Table 1. The class designations are those specified in Specifi-
Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org. cations D120 and D1051.
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F496−14a
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 50
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Designation: F496 − 14 F496 − 14a
Standard Specification for
1
In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F496; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the in-service care, inspection, testing, and use voltage of insulating gloves and sleeves for
protection from electrical shock.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. See IEEE/ASTM SI-10.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Sections 6 and 7, of this specification.This
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior
to use.For a specific warning statement, see 7.2.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D120 Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves
D1051 Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves
D2865 Practice for Calibration of Standards and Equipment for Electrical Insulating Materials Testing
F696 Specification for Leather Protectors for Rubber Insulating Gloves and Mittens
F819 Terminology Relating to Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers
F1236 Guide for Visual Inspection of Electrical Protective Rubber Products
2.2 ANSI Standards:
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C 39.5 Safety Requirements for Electrical and Electronic Measuring and Controlling Instrumentation
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IEEE/ASTM SI-10 Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
3. Significance and Use
3.1 Compliance with this specification should continue to provide personnel with insulating gloves and sleeves of known and
acceptable quality after initial acceptance in accordance with Specifications D120 and D1051. The specifications herein are to be
considered as minimum requirements.
3.2 A margin of safety shall be provided between the maximum use voltage and the voltage at which the gloves and sleeves
are retested. The relationship between retest voltage and maximum use voltage at which the gloves and sleeves shall be used is
shown in Table 1.
3.2.1 When work is not being performed on energized conductors or equipment, or both, any contact with energized conductors
or equipment, or both, would be limited to the phase-to-ground potential. If gloves are the only protection used in such operations,
the phase-to-ground voltage to which the gloves may be exposed shall be limited to the maximum use voltage of that class glove
as listed in Table 1.
3.3 The user of these types of protective equipment shall be knowledgeable of and instructed in the correct and safe inspection
and use of such equipment.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F18.15 on Worker Personal Equipment.
Current edition approved April 1, 2014Nov. 1, 2014. Published April 2014December 2014. Originally approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 20082014 as
F496 – 08.F496 – 14. DOI: 10.1520/F0496-14.10.1520/F0496-14A.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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F496 − 14a
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
4. Terminology
4.1 Definitions:
4.1.1 ozone—a very active form of oxygen that may be produced by corona, arcing, or ultraviolet rays.
4.1.2 For definitions of other terms, refer to Terminology F819.
5. Classification
5
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