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Submitted By -Failed Gloves
Recently we had an eye opener in regards to high voltage gloves. We use class 2 primary gloves. In the past we received new gloves and they were issued to the crews for use. We learned they were supposed to be acceptance tested first. The next new order we had sent in for testing prior to use by the crews. 10 new gloves failed the electrical test! It appears some of them had sat on the shelf in a warehouse for some time before they were purchased by our utility. They were returned to us, and sure enough they had holes burnt through. All of our gloves and sleeves are now sent in for testing prior to use. Hope this is of some use to some utilities.