Clarifying Leather Glove Requirements for Category 1

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Electrician Family, Dad Teaches Sons about the 4 Arc Flash PPE Categories, Thoughts?

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The discussion specifically addresses the requirement for safety gloves in Category 1. The dad clarifies that according to the NFPA 70E electrical fire code, leather gloves are required 'as needed' rather than being a blanket requirement for all Category 1 tasks. This implies a situational assessment is necessary to determine their use.

Goal: Understand the specific conditions for using leather gloves in Category 1 arc flash work.

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Leather gloves — Providing hand protection against certain arc flash hazards as needed

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gloves? Do we need safety gloves? I would say so. As needed. See, on category ones, often times we're taking a screw out. I necess don't necessarily need to wear leather gloves taking out the screws. Now, I'm not saying to or not to do it, but I'm just saying according to the electric code, the NFP fire code, it says leather gloves as needed. That one.

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