EV and Hybrid Service & Safety Equipment

EV and hybrid safety equipment is personal protective gear and work-area setup for technicians working around high-voltage systems, organized by how it protects rather than by what it diagnoses.

PPE and class ratings

Insulating gloves, caps, mats, and blankets are rated Class 0, with insulating overboots rated Class 1, and each class denotes a different voltage rating for the insulating material. The storage case for Class 00 to 1 gloves and the pneumatic glove tester exist because insulating gloves need protected storage and periodic testing to stay reliable, not because they're general-purpose PPE.

Setting up a safe work area

Before hands-on work starts, the Electric Vehicle Service Area Barricade Kit and EV Safety Cone Package mark off the work zone. The 8-piece bi-material insulated tools kit and insulated socket wrench set let a technician work inside that zone without an uninsulated tool bridging a live circuit, and the arc flash switching jacket and face shield with headband cover higher-risk switching operations.

Emergency response items

The rescue stick and vehicle fire blanket are separate from the daily-use PPE above: they're kept on hand for an incident rather than used on every job, and belong in a shop's EV safety plan alongside the rest of the category.