IEC 60984:2014适用于保护工人不意外接触带电导体、设备或电路的电绝缘套管。根据本标准设计和制造的产品，只要由技术人员按照安全工作方法和使用说明使用，就有助于用户的安全。除非另有说明，在本标准中，术语“套管”用于“电绝缘套管”。第二版取消并取代了1990年出版的第一版及其2002年出版的修正案1。它是一项技术性修订，包括以下主要变更: -取消在某一区域标明检查日期的规定； -介电型式试验仅规定了带水电极的直线安装方法；-华盛顿。电气试验不再包括在文件的规范性部分，但增加了一个新的资料性附录E； -缺陷评估要素的准备，以及IEC 61318:2007的一般应用； -在新的规范性附件F中，根据最新版本的ISO 1817，更新了H类套管测试中规定的液体特性； -引入关于缺陷分类的新的规范性附件G； -引入关于缺陷分类理由的新的资料性附件H； -对于定期电气重新测试，介电测试方法的推荐电压限制为10 kV，但使用水电极和直安装的测试方法除外。

IEC 60984:2014 is applicable to electrical insulating sleeves for the protection of workers from accidental contact with live electrical conductors, apparatus or circuits. The products designed and manufactured according to this standard contribute to the safety of the users provided they are used by skilled persons, in accordance with safe methods of work and the instructions for use. Unless otherwise stated, in this standard the term "sleeve" is used for "electrical insulating sleeve". This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1990 and its Amendment 1 published in 2002. It constitutes a technical revision which includes the following major changes:
- removal of the requirement for an area to mark the date of inspection;
- only the straight mounting method with water electrodes is specified for the dielectric type test;
- the d.c. electric tests are no longer included in the normative part of the document, but a new informative Annex E is added;
- preparation of the elements of evaluation of defects, and general application of IEC 61318:2007;
- in the new normative Annex F, updating of the characteristics of the liquid specified for tests on sleeves of category H, according to the latest edition of ISO 1817;
- introduction of a new normative Annex G on classification of defects;
- introduction of a new informative Annex H on the rationale for the classification of defects;
- and for periodic electrical retesting, recommended voltage limit of the dielectric test methods to 10 kV except in case of the test method with water electrodes and straight mounting.