Designation:F496−14aStandardSpecificationforIn-ServiceCareofInsulatingGlovesandSleeves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF496;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthein-servicecare,inspection,testing,andusevoltageofinsulatingglovesandsleevesforprotectionfromelectricalshock.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.SeeIEEE/ASTMSI-10.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Sections6and7,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.Foraspecificwarningstatement,see7.2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D120SpecificationforRubberInsulatingGlovesD1051SpecificationforRubberInsulatingSleevesD2865PracticeforCalibrationofStandardsandEquipmentforElectricalInsulatingMaterialsTestingF696SpecificationforLeatherProtectorsforRubberInsu-latingGlovesandMittensF819TerminologyRelatingtoElectricalProtectiveEquip-mentforWorkersF1236GuideforVisualInspectionofElectricalProtectiveRubberProducts2.2ANSIStandards:C39.5SafetyRequirementsforElectricalandElectronicMeasuringandControllingInstrumentation3IEEE/ASTMSI-10StandardforUseoftheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI):TheModernMetricSystem23.SignificanceandUse3.1CompliancewiththisspecificationshouldcontinuetoprovidepersonnelwithinsulatingglovesandsleevesofknownandacceptablequalityafterinitialacceptanceinaccordancewithSpecificationsD120andD1051.Thespecificationshereinaretobeconsideredasminimumrequirements.3.2Amarginofsafetyshallbeprovidedbetweenthemaximumusevoltageandthevoltageatwhichtheglovesandsleevesareretested.Therelationshipbetw...
