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Insulated Shovels and BS 8020

BSI - The governing Body of BS 8020 standard for our Insulated Shovels

BSI - is an independent national body responsible for preparing British Standards. It represents the UK View on standards in Europe, and the international level. It is incorporated by Royal Charter.

Insulated Shovels - Incorporating the BS 8020 Standard

The BS 8020 Standard was put in place for work on or near live conductor rail systems operating at voltages up to 1000 V a.c or 1500 V d.c The standard specifies strict requirements for insulating hand tools for work on or in close proximity to ground-level fully exposed live conductor rails providing traction supplies for electrifies railways. This standard is now requested on a daily basis for contractors working near live electrified cable environments such as fence and lighting installers.

The BS 8020 standard provides a specification for the larger, purpose designed specialist tools such as our Insulated Shovels and should not be mistaken for the BS EN 60900 smaller hand tools that electricians and other electrical personal use.

Insulated Shovels - Some of the Main BS 8020 Requirements Applied

• Our Insulated Shovels are required to be manufactured from the assembly of one or more insulating parts in conjunction with the conductive tool working head.
• When we designed the Shovels, we had to visually check the drawings and ensure that the finished product would be safe in general operation iincluding potential of accidental contact of the working head high voltage electricity.
• On Insulated Shovels where a grip sleeve is applied, the adhesion of the handle was tested in accordance with the Insulated Shovels Testing BS 8020 specifications.
• The mechanical properties of the Insulated Shovels were also proven to conform to the requirements of the British Standard for a un - Insulated Shovels (BS 3388).
• The insulating material was carefully selected to be compatible with the Insulated Shovels and confirmed to adhere to the BS 8020 standard. We also performed a flame retardancy test to ensure that the material we use is self-extinguishing.
• The fibreglass used in our Insulated Shovels has a mass fraction of not less than 60 percent fibre and the fibres are tensioned and parallel.
• We ensure that all of our Insulated Shovels products have parts that are predominantly orange.
• As required by the specification of BS 8020, the Insulated Shovels are tested to BS EN 60900. This is a stress test which placed our Insulated Shovels through extreme tension to ensure that none of the parts will become detached.
• After a period of immersion in water at a specific temperature, both the insulating material and the complete finished Insulated Shovels are tested by placing 10 kV a.c. (r.m.s.) 50Hz continuously across electrodes attached to specific points for 3 minutes which proved that there was no electrical breakdown and no leakage of current beyond 1 mA.

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