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Data record gloss.live-line-tool.osha1910-269.design-withstand

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Under 29 CFR 1910.269, live-line tool rods, tubes and poles are designed and built to withstand a minimum test stated per unit of length, given in the datum value for fiberglass-reinforced plastic and for wood, or other tests the employer can demonstrate are equivalent; the regulation's note deems rod and tube that meet ASTM F711 to comply. The requirement is paragraph (j)(1).

Value: fiberglass-reinforced plastic: 100,000 volts per foot (328,100 volts per meter) of length for 5 minutes; wood: 75,000 volts per foot (246,100 volts per meter) of length for 3 minutes

Provenance29 CFR 1910.269 supports data record gloss.live-line-tool.osha1910-269.design-withstand, which is cited on the entry Live line tool.SOURCE29 CFR 1910.26929 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (j)(1)DATA RECORDgloss.live-line-tool.osha1910-269.design-withstandgloss.live-line-tool.osh..Verified 2026-11-02ENTRYLive line toolLive line toolNo revisions
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Source29 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (j)(1)
Data recordgloss.live-line-tool.osha1910-269.design-withstandVerified 2026-11-02
EntryLive line toolNo revisions
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Live line tool (Glossary)
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29 CFR 1910.269, current edition, clause (j)(1), 1910.269 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (with Appendices A to G; Appendix B, Working on Exposed Energized Parts), OSHA. Regulation text. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.269
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  • TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082, section 15-17.a, PDF page 170, printed 15-6, the lead sentences of section 15-17 name the ASTM F18 series and are not excerpted (29 November 1996).
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    15-17.a. Fiberglass

    "A fiberglass tool must have withstood 100,000 volts ac per foot (300 millimeters) of length for 5 minutes."

    TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082, section 15-17.a, PDF page 170, printed 15-6, the lead sentences of section 15-17 name the ASTM F18 series and are not excerpted, 29 November 1996. Agency copy of TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated 29 November 1996.

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