30 CFR § 75.705-5
Installation of protective equipment.
Before repair work on energized high-voltage surface lines is begun,
protective equipment shall be used to cover all bare conductors, ground
wires, guys, telephone lines, and other attachments in proximity to the area
of planned repairs. Such protective equipment shall be installed from a safe
position below the conductors or other apparatus being covered. Each rubber
protective device employed in the making of repairs shall have a dielectric
strength of 20,000 volts, or more.