First electric shock

[Kamikaze]

If you want a serious shock, try waking up next to our lass without make up argggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

It is strange how men always wake up as good looking as they did when they went to bed but women somehow deteriorate during the night. :smile5:

 

[uksparks]

I was told holding the connector is safe...the store won't have power off

Am I supposed to refuse to work then when the main guy says hold the connector block....genuine question

Check out regulation 14 of the EAWR. I appreciate you have taken instruction from someone who should know better, but you should never work live. Live generally means risky and potentially dangerous, it's not worth it. You being the one working on the circuit should really have had it locked off and a key on your person fir your own lock in the hasp.

learn from your experience and dont do it again.

 

[GMES]

I see the thread has lost it's meaning all of a sudden lol:smile5:

You are correct pete sorry I will get back on track, but you should see her ffs :38:

 

[shanky887614]

It is strange how men always wake up as good looking as they did when they went to bed but women somehow deteriorate during the night. :smile5:

yeah they shift from a 5 pinter to a 10 pinter in the morning

 

[Silly Sausage]

You are correct pete sorry I will get back on track, but you should see her ffs :38:

You could update your avatar picture! :smilielol5:

 

[Pete999]

You are correct pete sorry I will get back on track, but you should see her ffs :38:

Got one of my own thanks, not a pretty sight first thing are they?

 

[davesparks]

real? there are times when you cannot turn the power off, it is best practise to not touch copper unless you know its not connected to anything.

if you are working in a control panel you cant just turn them off because it can cause very bad consequences.
we work in hospitals/ metal wards etc and there not places that can be done out of hours

But the places you work will surely have procedures in place to ensure you are working safely and that the patients are kept safe.
I can't imagine they don't operate a permit to work system?

 

[Marvo]

My thoughts are pretty much as Trev said

Yes! When there is a means of isolation then it should be used unless there are incredibly good reason not to. The store owner not wanting the place dark is not a good reason.
How would he/she/the company have reacted if you had been blown off whatever you were standing on and injured yourself or been killed? With the HSE crawling all over them and your employer that excuse would not wash.
Get your gaffer to rig some temporary lighting so that you get to go home at the end of the day, not to a hospital or mortuary. You're a trainee, you probably don't want to question your employer or rock the boat by going against what those above you in the food chain say but for your own sake mate tell this clown that what he's asking you to do is dangerous

Working live should never be a convenience thing, only as an absolute necessity and only if competent to do so and only following a thorough risk assessment and only with the correct equipment and safety procedures in place.

 

[jaypp]

Hi Chris. Agree with previous post re. safe working practices although, we've all (I guess) been guilty at some point. If the lights need to be on, can you not isolate, disconnect at a point, leaving some to give light and then work on next few, livening up a few at a time? You will become used to everyone moaning about losing power or lighting, but as said in prev post there are ways e.g. temp lights, run a lead etc. Just say sorry, we can't work live it's a danger to me, you and anyone else who enters your premises.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Just thought Chris, what did anyone say when you killed the lights?
And if they did, what were their comments about the fact that they went off because you nearly electrocuted yourself?