Tested to 10 000v and insulated to 1000v ac and 1500v dc for live line working manufactured from chrome vanadium electric steel oil hardened and tempered with smoothly ground chrome plated jaws with joint faces and an accurately formed box joint nine position adjustment with parallelogram shaped gripping surfaces have specially hardened teeth to 61hrc for positive grip on pipes and nuts plastic coated handles with slip guards for extra safety has no nip feature which prevents handles loc