Live Line Trucks & Equipment


Linesmen’s safety is critical during high voltage live line work and relies on properly designed and maintained equipment. Rubber gloves, sleeves and blankets are all that stand between the linesman and tragedy. Hivotech ensures that your gloves and barrier equipment are properly maintained by insisting on routine testing and care. We provide a range of products to the workplace to help with onsite cleaning and maintenance.

Hivotech registered test laboratory is equipped with a test machine, custom built by Hanco International (USA), the world’s leading manufacturer of glove testing equipment. We offer test and maintenance services for gloves, sleeves and blankets for classes 1 to 4.

Test procedures conform to the relevant ASTM and IEC standards and we can tailor specialized programs to suit your needs.

We can arrange to collect your equipment, inspect and test it with care, then deliver it back to your depot, complete with test report.

The typical treatment your equipment will endeavor at our factory is as follows:
1. Preparation – Each item is carefully identified.
2. Washing and drying – Commercial washers and dryers are used to thoroughly cleanse each item.
3. Inspection – Rigorous inspection procedures are used to find any sign of deterioration. Gloves and sleeves are inflated and blankets rolled to assist in detecting flaws.
4. Electrical testing – Testing is performed to the relevant ASTM and IEC standards. Leakage current is monitored recorded and documented in your test report.
5. Packaging & shipping – Each item is thoroughly dried after testing, given another visual inspection and carefully packed ready for shipment back to your live line crew.

Equipment that fails to pass all our rigorous test procedures is clearly identified and the client is contacted.

All equipment tested & supplied is maintained on our database so we have an appropriate register for when equipment is due for its next test.