OSHA’s latest position on testing electrical gloves is very enlightening! For example, even if the gloves are simply electrically tested and then returned to storage, OSHA regards the gloves as being issued for use! This is a new one on me, but in their latest LOI they discuss the following scenario:
gloves got tested on January 1, 2020, but not issued until October 1, 2020
must they be removed from service by January 1, 2021; two months from the issue date but 12 months from the test date?
Must rubber insulating gloves be tested every 12 months when in service, even if they were issued only three months prior?