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Data record gloss.rubber-insulating-equipment.osha1910-137.in-service-care

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Under 29 CFR 1910.137, rubber insulating equipment is inspected for damage before each day's use and immediately after any incident that could reasonably have damaged it, gloves are given an air test with the inspection, and the equipment is given periodic electrical tests at the maximum intervals of the regulation's test-interval table, summarized in the datum value, by a test method that reliably shows whether it can withstand the voltages involved; equipment tested but not issued may not be placed in service unless its last test is recent enough under the table's note, and the employer certifies the tests. The duties are stated in paragraph (c).

Value: gloves before first issue and every 6 months after it, sleeves and blankets before first issue and every 12 months after it, line hose and covers when the insulating value is suspect, and any type after repair

Provenance29 CFR 1910.137 supports data record gloss.rubber-insulating-equipment.osha1910-137.in-service-care, which is cited on the entry Rubber insulating equipment.SOURCE29 CFR 1910.13729 CFR 1910.137Regulation, clause (c)(2) and Table I-5DATA RECORDgloss.rubber-insulating-equipment.osha1910-137.in-service-caregloss.rubber-insulating-..Verified 2026-11-02ENTRYRubber insulating equipmentRubber insulating equipm..No revisions
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Source29 CFR 1910.137Regulation, clause (c)(2) and Table I-5
Data recordgloss.rubber-insulating-equipment.osha1910-137.in-service-careVerified 2026-11-02
EntryRubber insulating equipmentNo revisions
Subject
Rubber insulating equipment (Glossary)
Kind
Standard scope
Source
29 CFR 1910.137, current edition, clause (c)(2) and Table I-5, 1910.137 - Electrical protective equipment, OSHA. Regulation text. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.137
Also stated in
  • TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082, section 15-9.a, PDF page 166, printed 15-2, the sentence that follows names ASTM F 1236 and is not excerpted (29 November 1996).
    Read the reference passage

    15-9.a. Inspection

    "Rubber protective equipment must be visually inspected prior to each use and should be given electrical and mechanical tests at the frequencies stipulated in departmental publications. Unserviceable rubber goods should be plainly marked and turned in for replacement."

    TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082, section 15-9.a, PDF page 166, printed 15-2, the sentence that follows names ASTM F 1236 and is 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.

  • TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082, section 15-9.a, PDF page 166, printed 15-2, item (1)(b), the sentence that follows (a utility or an independent laboratory does the test) is hyphenated across a line in the text layer and the sentences after it name ASTM F 496 and the Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook; none is excerpted (29 November 1996).
    Read the reference passage

    15-9.a(1)(b). Electrical test for rubber sleeves and gloves

    "Rubber gloves and sleeves in service should be given an electrical proof test periodically."

    TM 5-684 / NAVFAC MO-200 / AFJMAN 32-1082, section 15-9.a, PDF page 166, printed 15-2, item (1)(b), the sentence that follows (a utility or an independent laboratory does the test) is hyphenated across a line in the text layer and the sentences after it name ASTM F 496 and the Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook; none is 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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