Ensure your workers are always using properly tested gloves, one color for first 6 months of the year, and a second color for the remaining 6 months. Purchase the second color 4 to 5 months after the first so one set is put into service while the other is tested. This provides the safety director a quick way to identify gloves requiring testing and re-certification.*
There are two standards that prescribe test intervals:
- OSHA 1910.137 - Must be electrically tested before first issue and every six months thereafter.
- OSHA 1910.268 (Tele-com) - Natural rubber insulating gloves must be electrically tested before first issue, twelve months after first issue and every 9 months thereafter.
- Any un-issued glove that has not been tested within twelve months must be re-tested before issue.
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* Before each use visually inspect your rubber insulating gloves for damage.
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