A clearance tag is used to inform another person approaching the job that you are rubber gloving energized conductors downstream of that particular device.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Depends on the device

Answer: (B)

Clearance tags are used to show that equipment has been isolated and locked out, and should not be re-energized until the tag is removed by the authorized person. They warn others that the circuit or device is being serviced and must remain de-energized. They do not communicate that someone is performing rubber-gloving work on energized conductors downstream of that device. Working with rubber gloves on live conductors is a separate energized-work scenario that uses its own procedures and permits, not a clearance tag. So the statement is not accurate because the tag’s purpose is safety isolation, not signaling live-work status downstream.