Designation:D120−14aStandardSpecificationforRubberInsulatingGloves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD120;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversmanufacturingandtestingofrubberinsulatingglovesforprotectionofworkersfromelec-tricalshock.1.2TwotypesofglovesareprovidedandaredesignatedasTypeI,non-resistanttoozone,andTypeII,resistanttoozone.1.3Sixclassesofgloves,differinginelectricalcharacteristics,areprovidedandaredesignatedasClass00,Class0,Class1,Class2,Class3,andClass4.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.SeeIEEE/ASTMSI10.1.5Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Sections16,17,18,and19,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificprecau-tionstatements,see18.2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D297TestMethodsforRubberProducts—ChemicalAnaly-sisD412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD573TestMethodforRubber—DeteriorationinanAirOvenD624TestMethodforTearStrengthofConventionalVul-canizedRubberandThermoplasticElastomersD1415TestMethodforRubberProperty—InternationalHardnessD2240TestMethodforRubberProperty—DurometerHard-nessD2865PracticeforCalibrationofStandardsandEquipmentforElectricalInsulatingMaterialsTestingF819TerminologyRelatingtoElectricalProtectiveEquip-mentforWorkersIEEE/ASTMSI10AmericanNationalStandardforMetricPractice3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1colorsplash—asplash,smear,orstreakofcontrastingcolorevidentontheinsideoroutsidesurface...
