Testing, Calibration and Repair

 

Rubber Goods / Insulated Equipment

 

Lineman’s Testing Laboratories’ knowledgeable technicians ensure proper handling of all equipment when in our facilities. To ensure compliance, all equipment is tested to applicable standards or as directed by our customers. We offer assistance in establishing both testing and calibration schedule intervals to ensure your equipment is reliable and ready to go when you are!

Speak to an LTL Product Specialist about our Defective Rubber Glove Auto-Replacement Program, as well as our informational seminars addressing proper product selection, care and use, and relevant codes, standards and/or regulations.

 

We inspect and certify:

As advocates for worker safety in the workplace and in the field, LTL is represented on the NAIL for PET (North American Independent Laboratories for Protective Equipment Testing) Board of Directors.

 

What does it means to be NAIL-Accredited?

 

NAIL is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of uniformity and setting standards in testing, working in close association with ASTM and ANSI. To maintain accreditation, regular audits are conducted to ensure all industry accepted standards are strictly adhered to; the audit encompasses review of operational areas including but not limited to laboratory facility, equipment, training and knowledge of staff, quality control work procedures, and financial responsibility. Independent test facilities operating without NAIL-accreditation are not monitored to ensure industry best practices and standards are followed.

 

 

• Inspect the surface of the tool for contaminants such as dirt, creosote, grease, oil, gas/fuel, moisture, or any other foreign material. If contaminated, a quick rag wipe may be required to improve the integrity of the fiberglass.
• Visually inspect the tool for a smooth glossy surface. Check for deep cuts, scratches, nicks, gouges or signs of bruising or crushing. Pay special attention to the tip or working section of the tool.

• Do not use if ANY defects are found on the tool surface.
• The tool should be tagged, removed from service, and sent to LTL for repair.
• Broken strands of fiberglass allow water to wick within the fiberglass stick itself, which promotes dielectric failure or reduced insulating values.

• LTL builds and inventories an assortment of distribution and station grounding assembly units.
• Grounding assembly clamps provide optimum support at the cable/ferrule connection when using a stress relief system.
• Tinned copper threaded ferrules ensure low resistance connections.
• Grounding cables are made with an extra strand of soft drawn #30 AWG (.01”) copper, and are available in three jackets: yellow, clear, orange.
• All grounding assembly components are tested to ASTM F855 by the manufacturer.