Live testing - could this be a Part P assessment failure?

[wallyanker]

I was taught at College to test at the board, working live with CU cover off is acceptable in certain situations, like testing. If for any reason you can not open the CU with power on, test at the nearest available point.

 

[Engineer54]

I was taught at College to test at the board, working live with CU cover off is acceptable in certain situations, like testing. If for any reason you can not open the CU with power on, test at the nearest available point.

Can't think of any other way of conducting Ze, Zs, Polarity, RCD/RCBO tests etc!! lol!!
I think an assessor would be wanting to see a candidate perform such tests, ...Wouldn't He?? lol!!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Surely not, he'd be risking, well, risking his LIFE!

 

[Engineer54]

Surely not, he'd be risking, well, risking his LIFE!

Yep, they ought to ban all these silly live tests, they only generally show-up problems anyway!! lol!!

 

[wallyanker]

Seems like the safest way to do it to me but I am not sure if switching on with the cover removed is a big no no in all situations.

Its impossible to conduct the live tests without the cover off!!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Its impossible to conduct the live tests without the cover off!!

Oh now you're just being awkward. :drunk:

 

[pencilpusher]

My assessor has never had an issue with me removing a cover and having the board live. We are competant aren't we? We know where we can and cannot touch? The big no no is leaving an uncovered board live and walking away to do something else!

 

[telectrix]

another case proving H&S gone mad in this day and age. back in the days of regional electricity boards, none of us even contemplated pulling the DNO fuse. tails out and into henleys working live. and as for testing, if it didn't go " bang" it was OK.