Is your company up
to date with OSHA regulations regarding Protective Equipment
Testing?
OSHA Standards:
1910.137 - Electrical
Protective Devices - General Industry Standards
...1910.137(b)(2)(viii)
Electrical protective
equipment shall be subjected to periodic electrical tests ... in
accordance with … Table I-6 [which requires that rubber insulating
gloves be inspected and tested before first issue and every 6 months
thereafter].
1910.268 - Electrical
Protective Devices - Telecommunications
...1910.268(f)(5)
The employer is responsible
for the periodic retesting of all insulating gloves, blankets, and
other rubber insulating equipment. This retesting shall be
electrical, visual and mechanical. The following maximum retesting
intervals shall apply: Gloves, blankets, and other rubber insulating
equipment … [of] Natural rubber … [if] New 12 months … [if]
Re-issued 9 months.
If not..... Then
let POWER TECH Test and Certify your
equipment.