Insulating Gloves

[Paul-Marc Abrioux]

Originally Posted by tallen

I went over this so many times a year or so back...

If you are going to open dead fronts you need to wear some safety glasses and at the VERY least some NEW DRY leather gloves. I prefer to use 00 rated rubbers under my gloves , but that's just me.
The biggest threat you face is the possible ARC FLASH if you have some loose crap inside the panel you are opening.

Be safe.....

Thanks for the advice. I just found the old thread you must have been referring to and had a good read of it.

Paul-Marc

[Ted Allen]

You are welcome.

Actually it was probably 2 + years ago, but who knows.

Most Hi's do not use any PPE. I , personally think they are crazy, but then that's just me...

[John A. Sopher]

Originally Posted by Jason Kaylor

If you decide to get high voltage gloves, you might want to check out Salisbury. Not sure of their site, or where to get them, but I have heard nothing but good reviews on them.

JJ

I worked in a metrology lab for 9 years and tested hi voltage equipment more often than I would have liked. Salisbury is a good brand to go with.

Website is Salisbury.

North was another but is now part of Salisbury.

Those were the two brands I tested the most.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Ok.....here are my thouhts ( as if you would like them )

1.) I always recommend protective eyewear when going into a panel.
2.) If you are properly trained on HOW to remove a panel cover and how to check it properly before touching it then I don't believe gloves are needed because I dont think HI's need to reach into the panel with their hands....but thats me.

heck...half the electricians I know should probably not be reacing into the panels as well but thats a different story all together.

If your primary work is Home Inspections then I would not worry as much ( not that an ARC FLASH cant happen in a normal residental panel....it can and I have been preaching it for years....) because if you pull the panel cover off straight out an the door closed on it..use it as a shield when pulling away the cover from the panel itself.

I think I showed guys this at some recent HI training seminars.....anyway i digress...if you are a commerical inspector and work around larger equipment and higher voltages then invest in the NFPA70E and take it to heart....

As for the stopping the heart......voltage only plays a role in the AMPS....and it only takes roughly 1/10th of an AMP to cause the heart to go into defib and that stops the heart from pumping blood and feeding the brain and thus you black out and die and so on.....but enough of that stuff.

[Randall Romoser]

If you are only touching the panel cover, ideally the only circuit completion point is through your shoes. Wear a pair of 600v rated shoes or stand on a piece of dry plywood.

[Randall Romoser]

FYI Concrete with any moisture content in it whatsoever is a good conductor.