BT Approve CATU Insulating Rubber Gloves For Telecom Installation And Maintenance Work

By Chris Dodds on 26th November, 2013

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CATU Insulating Rubber Gloves

 

T&D are Approved Vendors to BT for the Catu range of insulating gloves. The approval of the Catu insulating gloves by British Telecom plc facilitates the national roll-out of gloves to all BT engineers carrying out telecoms installation and maintenance work within BT TEL EXCH (telephone exchanges).

There are 2 main types of Catu insulating gloves:

1. Latex gloves which provide high dielectric performance - must be used with leather glove covers for mechanical protection.
2. Composite gloves which offer superior mechanical protection against punctures and tears -  no need for overgloves. 

CATU Insulating Rubber Glove Classes

Class	AC	DC
00	500V	750V
0	1000V	1500V
1	7500	11250V
2	17000	25500
3	26500	39750
4	36000	54000

 

BT have commenced procurement of Catu Class 2 Insulating Gloves for maximum working voltage up to 17,000V following successful field testing. Catu latex insulating gloves are without mechanical protection for use with silicon leather glove covers. 

CATU Latex Insulating Rubber Gloves Specifications

Reference	Class	Voltage	Thickness max	Category	Total Length	Weight
CATU CG-05	00	≤500V	0.5mm	AZC	360mm	150g
CATU CG-10	0	≤1000V	1mm	RC	360mm	220g
CATU CG-15	1	≤7500V	1.5mm	RC	360mm	270g
CATU CG-20	2	≤17000V	2.3mm	RC	360mm	450g
CATU CG-30	3	≤26500V	2.9mm	RC	360mm	560g
CATU CG-40	4	≤36000V	3.6mm	AZC	410mm	800g

 

CATU Electrical Safety Equipment ranges include:

• CATU Voltage Detectors
• CATU Phase Comparators
• CATU Lock-out Tag-out
• CATU Short-Circuiting Systems
• CATU Portable Earthing Equipment & Kits
• CATU Life Saving Intervention Kits
• CATU Insulating Sticks
• CATU Insulating Rubber Gloves
• CATU Insulating Matting
• CATU Arc Flash Clothing

CATU Electrical Safety Equipment protects Senior Authorised Persons (SAP's), Linesmen, Cable Jointers and High Voltage Electrical Engineers during switching and maintenance operations on low and high voltage cable systems, including 3.3kV, 6.6kV, 11kV, 33kV and EHV.

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CATU CG-20 Class 2 Insulating Rubber Gloves IEC 60903 (17000 volt)

Category:  Electrical Safety & Arc Flash

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