Do you lock off?

[Plonker 3]

You shouldn't still be churning out work like this. Take some pride man!

I will have you know I used that for my DI assessment so it must be OK :rofl:

 

[Guest125]

We had an issue today where we needed to fill out a permit to work on electrical sytems. This was given to us by the PC to do. Then we had to hand it back to the site manager to 'sign off'. My comment was "what competencies do you have to sign this permit off?" "None". Was the answer. Absolute madness.

Off topic a bit I know.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Shut up ya baby ---- ha ha

'baby ----' now, but one day I will grow up. And then it's gonna get ugly! :89:

 

[shanky887614]

we work live, got told a story today that had me in stiches.

an electrician got told they are not allowed to work live on this board, he picks up radio and tells the hospital

"There can be no accidents for the next hours as the power is being turned off" lol, i wish i could have seen the formans face

 

[ferg]

Well I'll answer honestly and say usually for domestic.

I take the dynamic risk assesment approach.

If I'm working in a commercial environment then always.

 

[NDG Elecs]

I put rarely as my honest answer. Take it on a case by case basis and act accordingly. I am happier when I have a 3036 fuse firmly in my pocket rather than simply isolating a MCB I must admit.

My lovely Wiha sidecutters, which were new at the time, got a nice little hole when I mistakenly cut a live cable. They are great for stripping 1.5mm now.

I should probably be more cautious though. Time to dust off the MCB lock I think...

 

[Knobhead]

I can only speak for the industrial side.

All the companies I’ve worked for, no permit or incorrect isolation and you’re in deep ----. This covered more than just electrical, all plant services and dangers were included.

In the electrical department we had a get out. Sections of plant could be handed over for test. You can’t test many things with no power and bits isolated.
You had to have a damn good reason for asking for a “sanction to test”.

The isolation procedure at the first place was 170 pages covering just about anything you could think of.

The foundry wanted to improve their systems and I was lumbered with the job. Quick get out for me, phone the first company. They sent me the full document, the management went in to a state shock when I dropped it on their desks.

Isolation procedures need commitment from everyone involved.


What goes on in the domestic field I don’t know but I’m getting the feeling its very lackadaisical.

 

[shanky887614]

I can only speak for the industrial side.

All the companies I’ve worked for, no permit or incorrect isolation and you’re in deep ----. This covered more than just electrical, all plant services and dangers were included.

In the electrical department we had a get out. Sections of plant could be handed over for test. You can’t test many things with no power and bits isolated.
You had to have a damn good reason for asking for a “sanction to test”.

The isolation procedure at the first place was 170 pages covering just about anything you could think of.

The foundry wanted to improve their systems and I was lumbered with the job. Quick get out for me, phone the first company. They sent me the full document, the management went in to a state shock when I dropped it on their desks.

Isolation procedures need commitment from everyone involved.


What goes on in the domestic field I don’t know but I’m getting the feeling its very lackadaisical.

usually in domestic its, flick it off then a bit of tape over breaker

 

[GMES]

I'm with Tony on this one, it's a different world working in the industrial sector. I have worked on many varied things from huge crushers and tyre shredders to furnaces, foundries and the list goes on.
It doesn't bear thinking about what could go wrong if there wasn't an extremely stringent isolation procedure in place, I have unfortunately witnessed a couple of serious injuries due to lack of safe isolation and I don't want to see another one as long as I live.

 

[tazz]

Most commercial we used 2 sets of padlocks, our own and the main contractors.
Permit to work, and then only when main contractor and electrical contractor are both happy that the circuit(s) have been dead test again, will both padlocks come off and re powered.