[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 H_Grounding
 
Sec.  77.704-8  Protective equipment; testing and storage.

    (a) All rubber protective equipment used on work on energized high-
voltage surface lines shall be electrically tested by the operator in 
accordance with ASTM standards, Part 28, published February 1968, and 
such testing shall be conducted in accordance with the following 
schedule:
    (1) Rubber gloves, once each month;
    (2) Rubber sleeves, once every 3 months;
    (3) Rubber blankets, once every 6 months;
    (4) Insulator hoods and line hose, once a year; and
    (5) Other electric protective equipment, once a year.
    (b) Rubber gloves shall not be stored wrong side out. Blankets shall 
be rolled when not in use, and line hose, and insulator hoods shall be 
stored in their natural position and shape.