Instructions for users of rubber glove and general care of rubber insulating equipment.

Warning: Death or serious bodily injury may result from the following:

• Failure to wear gloves while working with or close to "hot" electrical lines or components;

• Wearing gloves which are in less than good condition;

• Failure to wear leather protectors over gloves while in use;

• Failure to follow instructions below or safety instructions given by employer.

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Important: These warnings and instructions should be given to the user of the gloves along with complete safety training and instruction in handling of "hot" electrical wire and components. These instructions cannot anticipate all of the potential circumstances the wearer of these gloves may confront. Therefore, these instructions do not contain all possible instructions. Rather, the wearer must receive complete and adequate safety training as to the use of these gloves and his/her job duties.

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Care and use of insulating gloves:

• Proper care and use of these products is essential to the safety of the user. Gloves must be inspected visually by the wearer prior to every use. Such inspection must include the inside and the outside surfaces of the gloves.

• Gloves can be damaged by many chemicals, especially petroleum based products, such as oils, gasoline, hydraulic fluid, inhibitors, hand creams, pastes, and salves. If contact is made with these or other petroleum based products, the contaminant must be wiped off immediately. Gloves should be cleaned using a mild soap. After washing, rinse thoroughly with clear water and air dry. If any signs of physical damage or chemical deterioration are found, such as swelling, softening, hardening, stickiness, and/or ozone deterioration, the gloves must be discarded.

• Death or serious bodily injury may result from using gloves containing signs of physical damage or chemical deterioration.

• Gloves should be stored in a protective bag when not being used.

• Follow your employer's safety work practices and procedures.

• Death or serious bodily injury may result from wearing rings, watches, jewelry, or other sharp objects while wearing rubber gloves.

Leather Protectors:

• Rubber insulating gloves should always be used with leather protector gloves. These protector gloves must be inspected at the same time the rubber gloves are inspected. Look for metal particles, embedded wire, abrasive materials or any substance that could cause puncture , abrasions, contamination or deterioration. 

• Adequate flashover distance between the top of the protector and the bead of the rubber glove should be maintained. The minimal uncovered distance should be one inch for every 10,000 volts-AC (by glove rating).

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