Christmas tree taken down because the 230v lights are too dangerous...

[DNS1]

This popped up yesterday... Comedy of errors, health and safety and people having bugger all knowledge of electricity!

Stanley Christmas tree pulled down after lights were switched over fears vandals could be electrocuted | Mail Online

 

[Silly Sausage]

Geeeez...Give me strength!

Quote from the article...'If anyone was to open up a junction box or was messing about with it then there was good risk that they would not just get a little shock'


They better remove the thousands of street lights while they're at it then!
(do street lights run on 230V anyway? haha)
:mad2::mad2::mad2:

 

[Brightspark2]

Who the christmas is Ross Adams???...

I blame him...

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[Brightspark2]

Geeeez...Give me strength!

Quote from the article...'If anyone was to open up a junction box or was messing about with it then there was good risk that they would not just get a little shock'


They better remove the thousands of street lights while they're at it then!
:mad2::mad2::mad2:

Yes so basically if anyone had some ladders or a cherry picker and got access to the tree, then unscrewed the junction box lid and stuck there fingers in, it could be fatal...brilliant

OK if your saying its dangerous but dont say because people could get into the junction boxes...lol


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[cobrauk]

Myself, I look at this way if its general public that is at risk then yes safety first, but if it is a vandal/cable thief then it hard luck if they die serves them right lol

 

[Geordie Spark]

This popped up yesterday... Comedy of errors, health and safety and people having bugger all knowledge of electricity!

Stanley Christmas tree pulled down after lights were switched over fears vandals could be electrocuted | Mail Online

It's in Stanley what can you expect?? :wink_smile:

 

[wade88]

So if someone breaks into my home, and whilst stealing my TV, accidentally gets their face... (i mean finger and totally by accident) wedged into the socket and gets the full brunt of 230v across their teeth.... damn it.... i mean finger again, this is not conforming with health and safety policy? Should i try and run my home entirely off LV supplies and accessories....

Or would i be better off taking my boot off the back of the chaps head to lesson the effects of prolonged shock....

 

[ayjay]

thats what comes of buying a french xmas tree

 

[snowhead]

Or would i be better off taking my boot off the back of the chaps head to lesson the effects of prolonged shock....

Use slippers. less chance of the sole pattern being found on his skull and incriminating you, sorry the mysterious passerby that stopped to assist.

 

[dim_bulb]

what a nanny state we live in

and what a complete waste of 10,000 pounds TAXPAYERS money!!!!!!!!

 

[AP Electrical]

Take down tree or £5 on security screws for junction box...........DURRRRRRRRR

 

[DNS1]

Take down tree or £5 on security screws for junction box...........DURRRRRRRRR

Nooooo! That wouldn't be enough! What if someone took a sledgehammer to it?! It had better be an armoured box and all the lights wired in SWA...

 

[monkeyelectric]

If the scum decide to vandalise something and get electrocuted it serves them right!! They shouldn't have been vandalising it in the first place, what was wrong with decorating the tree in "danger of death" signs then theres plenty of warning, let the tree's stay!

 

[Guest55]

they should have come to me for the xmas tree design spec.
95mm swa in 60mm steel conduit bolted to stainless steel tray , titanuim terminal boxes
and I.P. 9 million fairy lights.
that safe enough for ya lol.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Mine are three-phase, then only a third of them go out at anyone time:rockon:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Mine are three-phase, then only a third of them go out at anyone time:rockon:

hope you`v got a big sign up howard.....warning of 400V pd n all that ......lol.....

 

[dim_bulb]

Wtf? Some one clicking the button vigorously

 

[Silly Sausage]

I didn't quite catch that Glen, could you repeat it please.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

computer went divvy on me...lol....

 

[Silly Sausage]

computer went divvy on me...lol....

Are you sure that's the right way round? :tounge_smile: