Saf-T-Gard’s test lab stops nearly 40 tons of scrap rubber from reaching landfills
Saf-T-Gard’s Voltgard Test Lab is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment for the complete testing and re-certification of rubber gloves, sleeves, blankets, line hose, jumpers, grounding sets, hot sticks and more.
Saf-T-Gard, Northbrook, Ill., and its Voltgard Test Lab, what is said to be the largest, independent, NAIL4PET-accredited test lab for rubber insulating electrical safety equipment, prevented 40 tons of out-of-service rubber goods from further polluting landfills. Instead, these scrap rubber products will be recycled into playground surfacing material, equestrian arena footing and as rubber filler for hundreds of other applications.
Regulatory standards require regular inspection and periodic retesting of electrical protective equipment prior to use. Saf-T-Gard’s Voltgard Test Lab is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment for the complete testing and re-certification of rubber gloves, sleeves, blankets, line hose, jumpers, grounding sets, hot sticks and more. The Voltgard Test Lab collects tons of rubber-insulating products that must be removed from service because they are no longer safe to use. The company then recycles its scrap rubber.