scope:

The scope of this guide for cleaning insulators is to document the procedures used for cleaning contaminated electrical insulators (excluding nuclear, toxic, and hazardous chemical contaminants), of all types, using varied equipment and techniques.

Because of the great variety of conditions, practices, electrical system designs, and contamination possibilities, this guide is offered to describe a number of approaches to insulator cleaning on power systems. All factors must be considered to specific situations in deciding whether and how to use the information in this guide.