SIST EN 60903:2004

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60903:2004

STANDARD
februar 2004
Delo pod napetostjo – Rokavice iz izolacijskega materiala (IEC 60903:2002
(Spremenjen))
Live working - Gloves of insulating material
ICS 13.260; 13.340.40 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 60903:2004(en)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60903
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2003

ICS 13.260; 29.240.20; 29.260.99 Supersedes EN 60903:1992 + A11:1997 & EN 50237:1997


English version


Live working -
Gloves of insulating material
(IEC 60903:2002 + corrigendum 2003, modified)


Travaux sous tension -  Arbeiten unter Spannung -
Gants en matériau isolant Handschuhe aus isolierendem Material
(CEI 60903:2002 + corrigendum 2003, (IEC 60903:2002 + Corrigendum 2003,
modifiée) modifiziert)






This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2003-07-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and
notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
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Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. EN 60903:2003 E

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EN 60903:2003 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 78/462A/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60903, prepared by IEC TC 78, Live
working, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60903 on 2003-07-01.
A draft amendment, prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 78, Equipment and tools for
live working, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC for inclusion into
EN 60903 on 2003-07-01.
This European Standard
– supersedes EN 60903:1992 + A11:1997, covering insulating gloves (and mitts) which would
normally be used in conjunction with leather protector gloves worn over the insulating gloves (and
mitts) to provide mechanical protection,
– supersedes EN 50237:1997, covering gloves (and mitts) which combine in one unique glove the
insulating properties of elastomer gloves and the mechanical properties of leather gloves. The
result of the combination is defined as a composite glove;
– includes requirements and testing for a “long composite glove" which extends protection to most of
the upper arm.
The following dates were fixed:

– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented

at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2004-07-01
national standard or by endorsement

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2006-07-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
This European Standard was prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports the essential requirements of
Directive 89/686/EEC.
NOTE Subclauses which are additional to those in IEC 60903 are prefixed "Z".
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annexes A, B, C and ZA are normative and annexes D, E, F, G, H and I are
informative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60903:2002 and its corrigendum February 2003 was
approved by CENELEC as a European Standard with agreed common modifications as given below.
COMMON MODIFICATIONS

5.7 Marking

Modify the second indent as follows:
– number of the relevant European Standard immediately adjacent to the symbol with year
of publication (EN 60903:2003)

Add the following item after the sixth indent (class):
– serial number or batch number;


5.8 Packaging

Delete the last sentence.


Add a new Subclause 5.Z1 as follows:

5.Z1 Manufacturer’s instructions

Each pair of gloves shall come with the manufacturer’s instructions for use and care.
These instructions shall include, as a minimum, the following information:
– the significance of any marking (see 5.7);
– the type of packaging suitable for transport (see 5.8);
– the classes and categories appropriate to different levels of risks and the corresponding
limit of use (see Annex D); ;
– performance as recorded during the technical tests to check the levels or classes of
protection (see Clauses 8, 9 and 10);
– the end of life deadline or period to end of life of the product; alternatively, the conditions
of periodic inspection and electrical re-testing ensuring a safe use until the end of life of
the product (see E.5);
– storage, use, cleaning, maintenance, servicing and desinfection. Cleaning, maintenance
or disinfectant products recommended by the manufacturer and the relevant instructions;
– these gloves are intended to be used exclusively for electrical purpose.


Bibliography

Add the following references:

EN 388, Protective gloves against mechanical risks

EN 420, Protective gloves - General requirements

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EN 60903:2003 - 4 -
Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-151 2001 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV)
Part 151: Electrical and magnetic
devices

IEC 60050-601 1985 Chapter 601: Generation, - -
transmission and distribution of
electricity - General

IEC 60050-651 1999 Part 651: Live working - -

IEC 60060-1 1989 High-voltage test techniques HD 588.1 S1 1991
+ corr. March 1990 Part 1: General definitions and test
requirements

IEC 60060-2 1994 Part 2: Measuring systems EN 60060-2 1994
A11 1998

IEC 60212 1971 Standard conditions for use prior to HD 437 S1 1984
and during the testing of solid
electrical insulating materials

IEC 60417 database Graphical symbols for use on - -
equipment

IEC 60743 2001 Live working - Terminology for tools, EN 60743 2001
equipment and devices

IEC 61318 1994 Live working - Guidelines for quality - -
assurance plans

IEC 61477 2001 Live working - Minimum requirements EN 61477 2002
for the utilization of tools, devices and
equipment

ISO 37 1994 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - - -
Determination of tensile stress-strain
properties

ISO 472 1999 Plastics - Vocabulary EN ISO 472 2001

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO 2592 2000 Determination of flash and fire points - EN ISO 2592 2001
Cleveland open cup method

ISO 2859-1 1999 Sampling procedures for inspection by - -
attributes
Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by
acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-
by-lot inspection

ISO 2977 1997 Petroleum products and hydrocarbon - -
solvents - Determination of aniline
point and mixed aniline point

ISO 3104 1994 Petroleum products - Transparent and EN ISO 3104 1996
opaque liquids - Determination of
kinematic viscosity and calculation of
dynamic viscosity

ISO 9000 2000 Quality management systems - EN ISO 9000 2000
Fundamentals and vocabulary

ISO 9001 2000 Quality management systems - EN ISO 9001 2000
Requirements

ISO 9004 2000 Quality management systems - EN ISO 9004 2000
Guidelines for performance
improvements

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INTERNATIONAL IEC


STANDARD 60903





Second edition
2002-08


Live working –
Gloves of insulating material

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60903 © IEC:2002 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 9
INTRODUCTION .13
1 Scope .15
2 Normative references.15
3 Definitions .17
4 Classification .21
5 General requirements .23
5.1 Physical requirements .23
5.1.1 Composition.23
5.1.2 Shape .23
5.1.3 Dimensions.23
5.1.4 Thickness .25
5.1.5 Workmanship and finish.27
5.2 Mechanical requirements .27
5.2.1 Tensile strength and elongation at break .27
5.2.2 Tension set.27
5.3 Electrical requirements .27
5.4 Ageing requirements.29
5.5 Thermal requirements.29
5.5.1 Low temperature resistance .29
5.5.2 Flame retardancy.31
5.6 Gloves with special properties .31
5.6.1 Acid resistance .31
5.6.2 Oil resistance.31
5.6.3 Ozone resistance.31
5.6.4 Acid, oil and ozone resistance .31
5.6.5 Extremely low temperature resistance.31
5.7 Marking .33
5.8 Packaging.35
6 Specific mechanical requirements.35
6.1 Insulating gloves – Resistance to mechanical puncture.35
6.2 Composite gloves .35
6.2.1 Resistance to mechanical puncture.35
6.2.2 Abrasion resistance .35
6.2.3 Cutting resistance.35
6.2.4 Tear resistance.35
7 Electrical requirements for long composite gloves.35
8 General testing .37
8.1 General .37
8.2 Visual inspection and measurements .37
8.2.1 Shape .37
8.2.2 Dimensions.37
8.2.3 Thickness .39
8.2.4 Workmanship and finish.39

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8.3 Mechanical tests.39
8.3.1 Tensile strength and elongation at break .39
8.3.2 Resistance to mechanical puncture.41
8.3.3 Tension set.41
8.4 Dielectric tests.43
8.4.1 General.43
8.4.2 AC test procedure.45
8.4.3 DC test procedure.47
8.5 Ageing test .49
8.6 Thermal tests.49
8.6.1 Low temperature test .49
8.6.2 Flame retardancy test .49
8.7 Tests on gloves with special properties.51
8.7.1 Category A – Acid resistance .51
8.7.2 Category H – Oil resistance .51
8.7.3 Category Z – Ozone resistance.53
8.7.4 Category C – Extremely low temperature resistance .53
8.8 Marking .53
8.9 Packaging.53
9 Specific mechanical testing.53
9.1 Abrasion resistance .53
9.2 Cutting resistance.55
9.2.1 Test on reference test piece.57
9.2.2 Test on glove test piece .57
9.3 Tear resistance.59
10 Leakage current test .61
10.1 General test conditions .61
10.2 Test arrangement .61
10.3 Test procedure .63
11 Quality assurance plan and acceptance tests .63
11.1 General .63
11.2 Categories of tests.63
11.3 Sampling procedure.63
11.4 Acceptance tests .63
Annex A (normative) List and classification of tests.95
Annex B (normative) Liquid for tests on gloves of category H – Oil resistance.101
Annex C (normative) Sampling procedure .103
Annex D (informative) Guidelines for the selection of the class of glove
in relation to nominal voltage of a system.107
Annex E (informative) In-service recommendations .109
Annex F (informative) Typical glove dimensions .113
Annex G (informative) Cotton canvas additional characteristics.115
Annex H (informative) Acceptance tests .119
Annex I (informative) Electrical limits for the use of gloves of insulating material.121
Bibliography.125

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Figure 1 – Examples of typical shapes of gloves .65
Figure 2 – Shape of mitts .67
Figure 3 – Contour of glove (see 8.2.2) .69
Figure 4 – Example of area usually in contact with energized equipment.71
Figure 5 – Marking symbols (see 5.7).73
Figure 6 – Dumb-bell test piece for mechanical tests (see 8.3.1 and 8.3.3) .75
Figure 7 – Test plates and needle for resistance to mechanical puncture (see 8.3.2) .77
Figure 8 – Distance D from open part of glove to water line (see 8.4.1.1).79
Figure 9 – Bend (fold) line for low and extremely low temperature test
(see 8.6.1 and 8.7.4).81
Figure 10 – Polyethylene plates for low and extremely low temperature test
(see 8.6.1 and 8.7.4).83
Figure 11 – Set-up for the flame retardancy test (see 8.6.2).85
Figure 12 – Abrasion resistance tester (see 9.1) .87
Figure 13 – Apparatus for testing cutting resistance (see 9.2) .89
Figure 14 – Test piece direction and location for tear resistance (see 9.3) .91
Figure 15 – Shape of test piece for tear resistance (see 9.3).91
Figure 16 – Set-up for the leakage current test (see 10.2).93
Table 1 – Special properties.23
Table 2 – Standard lengths of gloves .25
Table 3 – Maximum thickness of the gloves .25
Table 4 – Proof test and withstand test .29
Table 5 – Surface leakage current test for long composite gloves .37
Table 6 – Clearance from open part of the glove to water line .45
Table 7 – Presentation of test results on glove test piece.59
Table A.1 – General test procedure.95
Table B.1 – Characteristics of oil no. 1.101
Table C.1 – Classification of defects .103
Table C.2 – Sampling plan for minor defects .105
Table C.3 – Sampling plan for major defects .105
Table D.1 – Designation of maximum use voltage .107
Table E.1 – Distances between the cuff of the protector glove and
the top of the cuff of the insulating glove .109
Table F.1 – Details and dimensions (see Figures 1 and 2) .113
Table G.1 – Identification sheet.117
Table I.1 – Electrical limits .123

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60903 © IEC:2002 – 9 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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LIVE WORKING–
GLOVES OF INSULATING MATERIAL
FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is
entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may
participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising
with the IEC also participate in this preparation. The IEC collaborates closely with the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the
two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an
international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation
from all interested National Committees.
3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are published in the form
of standards, technical specifications, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National
Committees in that sense.
4) In order to promote international unification, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International
Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional standards. Any
divergence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly
indicated in the latter.
5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any
equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.
6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject
of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60903 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 78: Live
working.
This second edition:
– cancels and replaces the first edition of IEC 60903, published in 1988, covering insulating
gloves (and mitts) which would normally be used in conjunction with leather protector
gloves worn over the insulating gloves (and mitts) to provide mechanical protection;
– includes and cancels IEC 61942, first edition, published in 1997, covering gloves (and
mitts) which combine in one unique glove the insulating properties of elastomer gloves
and the mechanical properties of leather gloves. The result of the combination is defined
as a composite glove;
– includes requirements and testing for a “long composite glove” which extends protection to
most of the upper arm.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
78/462A/FDIS 78/479/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until 2007.
At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
The contents of the corrigenda of February 2003 and January 2005 have been included in this
copy.

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60903 © IEC:2002 – 13 –
INTRODUCTION
In this document, the clauses on requirements and testing are reorganized in order to bring
together the common requirements and tests, then to lay down separately those which are
specific to insulating gloves for electrical protection normally worn under leather protector
gloves as opposed to those specific to insulating gloves for combined electrical and
mechanical protection. This arrangement meets the basic necessity that a same quality level
of electrical insulation is achieved for all types of insulating gloves.
This document has been prepared according to the requirements of IEC 61477 where
applicable.

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60903 © IEC:2002 – 15 –
LIVE WORKING –
GLOVES OF INSULATING MATERIAL
1 Scope
This International Standard is applicable to:
– insulating gloves and mitts which should normally be used in conjunction with leather
protector gloves worn over the insulating gloves to provide mechanical protection;
– insulating gloves and mitts usable without over-gloves for mechanical protection.
Unless otherwise stated, the use of the term “glove” includes both gloves and mitts. The use
of the term “insulating gloves” designates gloves providing electrical protection only. The use
of t
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