Forget about Part P... another example

[cymroaur]

Should have taken a pic, but didn't. At a local football ground today:

Catering (burger) van, complete with tea urn, microwave, chip fryer, griddle, and above sink hot water tap. No gas in sight, 32A connector on the outside.

Cable ran from the roof of the van to a pole at about 2.3m height, about 3m away but sagged causing people to duck under it (H&S #1), ran down the pole and onwards toward a shed another 3m away, but with a 32A connector / extension on the floor (no warning / matting - H&S #2).

Just inside the shed, the nice shiny 32A cable was terminated to..... a 13A plug! (H&S #3 - is that even legal?)

But wait!

Said 13A plug was plugged into a 20m drum, which in turn was plugged into an outlet... 2m away. Where was the other 18m of cable? Still on the drum (naturally - H&S #4). And the owner seemed annoyed that he had to keep resetting the drum's thermal cut-out!(H&S #5)

Where do you start?

 

[plugsandsparks]

Easy, order a cup of tea, full breakfast and insist they wash their hands first. Then say " I can fix that lot but it will cost you my brekky" :39:

 

[Brad]

Easy, order a cup of tea, full breakfast and insist they wash their hands first. Then say " I can fix that lot but it will cost you my brekky" :39:

Lmao nice one

 

[PC Electrics]

What has this got to do with Part P?

 

[Des 56]

What has this got to do with Part P?

The Burger van man was a Telemarketer till last week

 

[RISElectrical]

I'd have been enjoying the match so wouldn't have bothered me!

 

[Strima]

But was the egg runny in the sausage bap? Get the important things sorted first.

 

[MarkieSparkie]

... Just inside the shed, the nice shiny 32A cable was terminated to..... a 13A plug! (H&S #3 - is that even legal?) ...

What statute law do think has been broken?

 

[Geordie Spark]

But was the egg runny in the sausage bap? Get the important things sorted first.

If there's one thing that I can't stand it's runny eggs ....... except when it's running down Ed Milliband's shoulder !! :devil2:

 

[simpson93]

indeed forget part p it applies to domestic dwellings.

 

[UNG]

what statute law do think has been broken?

Electricity at Work Regs

 

[Welchyboy]

What's 32a cable?.....4/6mm t&e?

 

[Dylan De Gruchy]

Should have taken a pic, but didn't. At a local football ground today:

Catering (burger) van, complete with tea urn, microwave, chip fryer, griddle, and above sink hot water tap. No gas in sight, 32A connector on the outside.

Cable ran from the roof of the van to a pole at about 2.3m height, about 3m away but sagged causing people to duck under it (H&S #1), ran down the pole and onwards toward a shed another 3m away, but with a 32A connector / extension on the floor (no warning / matting - H&S #2).

Just inside the shed, the nice shiny 32A cable was terminated to..... a 13A plug! (H&S #3 - is that even legal?)

But wait!

Said 13A plug was plugged into a 20m drum, which in turn was plugged into an outlet... 2m away. Where was the other 18m of cable? Still on the drum (naturally - H&S #4). And the owner seemed annoyed that he had to keep resetting the drum's thermal cut-out!(H&S #5)

Where do you start?

Check the board the socket is powered from for spare ways/size of Cable coming into it and determine if you'll be able to pull the armored straight out of that on a 32/20a 61009?

 

[stevethesparks]

Maybe the reference to part P was that this chap used to be an electrician until part P came in and made all C&G qualified electricians not competent and levelled them with Electrical Trainee and DIY'ers unless they join a scam or pay building control money for old rope. So now he works in a burger van where part P doesn't apply?

 

[Dipzy]

To Dylan, do you really think he's still waiting for his brekky ?????? the date of the OP was in May 2012....

 

[amckay]

What's a Electrical Trainee?

 

[Knobhead]

Something that's over running this place.

 

[telectrix]

What's a Electrical Trainee?

a 5 week wonder... someone who has snuck into the trade having done a crash course lasting 5 weeks and has enough knowledge to change a plug top.

 

[Hawkmoon]

If there's one thing that I can't stand it's runny eggs ....... except when it's running down Ed Milliband's shoulder !! :devil2:

More exciting when it's John Prescott's face -

Jab, hook, hook, aaviiiit!

 

[Des 56]

a 5 week wonder... someone who has snuck into the trade having done a crash course lasting 5 weeks and has enough knowledge to change a plug top.

Have they improved their course content