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Subchapter 5. Electrical Safety Orders
Group 2. High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 36. Work Procedures and Operating Procedures (Refs & Annos)

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Appendix B


LIVE LINE TOOLS
Insulated parts of Live Line Tools shall have manufacturers' certification to withstand the following minimum tests:
(1) 100,000 volts per foot of length for five minutes when the tool is made of fiberglass; or
(2) 75,000 volts per foot of length for three minutes when the tool is made of wood; or
(3) other tests equivalent to (1) or (2) above as appropriate.
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
HISTORY
1. Amendment filed 12-10-87; operative 1-9-88 (Register 88, No. 1).


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