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I think the theory would be they charge an appropriate price so they can employ suitably qualified and experienced guys and provide them with the training and equipment necessary for live working should it be necessary.
Exactly my thoughts. But they are a mighty big company.All I can say then is be safe until you can find a proper company to work for
In fairness all the guys are top notch(better tradesmen than me)All at least 20 years in the trade. But we are only human. The phone could ring and that simple distraction could do harm.
is a life worth 5 mill
Absolutely, never issue 2 permits. I am an AP as you know. Once I've done my switching schedules and PTW that is it. Any changes after work has commenced and I would stop the job. I know we get pressured, but I just won't do anything outside the rules with AP work.First rule of being an AP NEVER issue 2 permits to work on the same system, at least it was when the accident occured
Hope he's ok. As Pete says but for the grace of god. I regularly have to work live. I mainly work in banks now and my company can get fined for interuption to power. It's always in the back of your mind is today the day I make a mistake. We're only human after all..
In fairness all the guys are top notch(better tradesmen than me)All at least 20 years in the trade. But we are only human. The phone could ring and that simple distraction could do harm.
We have training tools etc. And the paperwork takes longer than the job. It does be carried out as safe as possible and I'm not having a go at my company it's just the way it is.
We have scheduled shutdowns for planned works. But sometimes as you know things just happen that are business critical. We have all sorts of fancy words for get it done now.
The phone earlier was just an example and I think your in the ideal world there not the real one.
Yeah, I confess, the idiot bit crossed my mind, more importantly though hopefully it crossed your mind as well and you got enough of a wake-up to change the way you do things. Complacency, laziness, disinterest, whatever it was, they're all dangerous traits that will get you killed. Please stay safe.....I know a lot of you will rightly be reading this thinking what an idiot and your correct but shows what complacency can do.
Hi Guys
Got a call the other day. Electrician in hospital. No power. Please help.
He was working on a 8 way 3 phase board and attempted to insert a single phase MCB without turning off the power first (trying to be helpful). Unfortunately he mispositioned the MCB and managed to short 2 phases with the securing screw. The resulting arc destroyed all the MCBs on that side and all of the busbar MCB tags bar one (11 of them) before blowing a 200 Amp supply fuse. The electrician suffered severe burns to his arms. His eyes were saved by his glasses.
Lesson learnt, I hope!
Pete
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