[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR77]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 77_MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK 
AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart G_Trailing Cables
 
Sec.  77.606-1  Rubber gloves; minimum requirements.

    (a) Rubber gloves (lineman's gloves) worn while handling high-
voltage trailing cables shall be rated at least 20,000 volts and shall 
be used and tested in accordance with the provisions of Sec. Sec.  
77.704-6 through 77.704-8.
    (b) Rubber gloves (wireman's gloves) worn while handling trailing 
cables energized by 660 to 1,000 volts shall be rated at least 1,000 
volts and shall not be worn inside out or without protective leather 
gloves.
    (c) Rubber gloves shall be inspected for defects before use on each 
shift and at least once thereafter during the shift when such rubber 
gloves are used for extended periods. All protective rubber gloves which 
contain defects shall be discarded and replaced prior to handling 
energized cables.