Class 00 & 0 RIGs Shelf Life & In Use Guidelines
Class 00 & Class 0 RIGs Shelf Life and In Service Guidelines
Key Points:
- Ansell ACTIVARMR Rubber Insulating Gloves in Class 0 and 00 comply with AS/NZS IEC 60903
- Class 00 are rated for use up to 500v and Class 0 are rated for use up to 1000v
- Balmoral Engineering will simplify the compliance requirements for both end users and distributors by providing technical support and an in-house testing laboratory
- No gloves should be issued for service if their “RETEST” date has lapsed (refer Fig 1)
- Because Balmoral carries large stock holdings to better support its customers, it will also re-test gloves where this “RETEST” date has lapsed
- When Balmoral re-tests the gloves, it stamps the gloves and both boxes with a “TESTED” date.
- No gloves should be issued for service unless they are within 12 months from the “TESTED” date (refer Fig 2 & 2)
- Once gloves are issued into the field, they have a 6 months service life
- It is up to the customer to monitor when the 6 months service life will lapse
Figure 2
“TESTED” date as stamped on the box
Figure 3
“TESTED” date as stamped on the gloves
In the above example, the shelf life would lapse on October 2026.