High Voltage Insulating Rubber Switchgear Matting for New South Glasgow Hospital

By Chris Dodds on 3rd October, 2012

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Electrical Switchboard Matting

Electrical & Switchgear Safety Matting for High Voltages

 

T&D have supplied Schneider Electric with 100 metres of high voltage switchgear matting to provide electrical safety to the new switchrooms at New South Glasgow Hospital, Scotland.

MD553 Electrosafe 30kv ASTM D178 /ANSI JS.7 Type 11 Class 1. Electrical switchboard safety Rubber matting fully tested to the above standards, to include full testing over the entire mat surface and stamped on the reverse every 100cm with identification coding. An extremely ultra high specification and high quality natural rubber compound electrical safety matting product able to withstand the following :

• Dielectric test to 30,000v
• Surface proof test to 20,000v
• Working voltage 17, 000v

Electrical switchgear safety matting prevents electrical shocks whilst working on open or live LV-HV switchgear and electrical equipment including 3.3kV, 6.6kV, 11kV, 15kV, 20kV and 33kV systems.

 

MD553 Electrosafe 30kV Electrical Rubber Matting Specifications

Colour	Black
Hardness	65 Shore A
Density	1.45
Tensile Strength	5.0 Mpa
Elongation	300%
Temperature Range	-20/+70°C
Abrasion Resistance	180mm³
Thickness	6.5mm
Weight/M2	7kgs - appx

 

The Factories Acts and Health & Safety at Work Acts require the provision of permanent insulation to prevent electrical shock danger to persons employed in the generation, transformation and distribution of electricity. Electrical matting is the recommended safety flooring at switchboards, substations, transformers and electrical workbenches.

 

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MD553 Electrosafe 30kV ASTM D178 /ANSI JS.7 Type 11 Class 1

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