ASTM F1505-07
(Specification)Standard Specification for Insulated and Insulating Hand Tools
Standard Specification for Insulated and Insulating Hand Tools
ABSTRACT
This specification covers the testing and corresponding design and performance requirements for insulated and insulating hand tools used for working on, or in close proximity to, energized electrical apparatus or conductors operating at maximum voltage of 1000 V ac or 1500 V dc. The hand tools covered here are screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, nippers, strippers, cable cutting tools, cable scissors, knives, and tweezers. These tools shall be evaluated via visual and dimensional checks, ambient temperature and extreme low temperature impact tests, dielectric tests, indentation tests, adhesion tests for insulating material coatings, flame resistance tests, and mechanical tests such as bending, torque, and locking tests. Routine tests, acceptance criteria, and quality assurance plan for these tools are considered as well.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the testing of insulated and insulating hand tools used for working on, or in close proximity to, energized electrical apparatus or conductors operating at maximum voltage of 1000 V ac or 1500 V dc.
1.2 The use and maintenance of these tools are beyond the scope of this specification.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test method portion only, Section 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.
1.5 This specification does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with the use of tools on, or in close proximity to, energized electrical apparatus.
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Designation: F1505 – 07
Standard Specification for
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Insulated and Insulating Hand Tools
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1505; 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* ASME B18.3-2002 Socket Cap, Shoulder, Set Screws, Hex
and Spline Keys
1.1 This specification covers the testing of insulated and
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2.3 IEC Standard:
insulating hand tools used for working on, or in close proxim-
IEC 60900:2004 Live Working – Hand tools for use up to
ity to, energized electrical apparatus or conductors operating at
1000 V ac and 1500 V dc
maximum voltage of 1000 V ac or 1500 V dc.
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2.4 ISO Standards:
1.2 The use and maintenance of these tools are beyond the
ISO 1174-1:1996 Assembly tools for screws and nuts—
scope of this specification.
Driving Squares—Part 1: Driving squares for hand socket
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
tools
standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for
ISO 5744:2004 Pliers and nippers—Methods of test
information only.
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test
3. Terminology
method portion only, Section 7, of this specification: This
3.1 Definitions:
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
3.1.1 insulated hand tools, n—thosecoveredwithinsulating
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
material in order to protect the user from electric shock and to
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
minimize the risk of short circuits between parts at different
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
potentials.
tions prior to use.
3.1.2 insulating hand tools, n—those made predominantly
1.5 This specification does not purport to address all of the
of insulating material, except for metal inserts at the working
safety problems associated with the use of tools on, or in close
head or active part or used for reinforcement but with no
proximity to, energized electrical apparatus.
exposed metal parts. In either case, to protect the user from
2. Referenced Documents electric shocks, as well as, to prevent short-circuits between
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exposed parts at different potentials.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
D149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
3.2.1 acceptance test, n—a contractual test to prove to the
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
customer that the device meets certain conditions of its
at Commercial Power Frequencies
specification.
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
3.2.2 formation of lots or batches, n—the product is as-
D5025 Specification for Laboratory Burner Used for Small-
sembled into identifiable lots, sub-lots, batches, or in such
Scale Burning Tests on Plastic Materials
3 other manner as may be prescribed. Each lot or batch, as far as
2.2 ASME/ANSI Standards:
practicable, consists of units of product of a single type, grade,
ASME B107 Series on Hand Tools and Accessories
class, size, and composition, manufactured under essentially
the same conditions and essentially the same time.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F18 on
3.2.3 routine test, n—a test to which each individual device
Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibility of
is subjected during or after manufacture to ascertain whether it
Subcommittee F18.35 on Tools & Equipment.
complies with certain criteria.
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2007. Published April 2007. Originally
approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F1505-01. DOI:
3.2.4 sampling test, n—a test on a number of devices taken
10.1520/F1505-07.
at random from a batch.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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the ASTM website. Available from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE),
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