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Went to isolate light & found this.
This has been rectified.
What further action would you take?

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As Pete said is it an em light, seen lots of modular fittings with em packs which have been given dual supplies.
 
Thats a clix type connector (basically a means of isolation of the light by separation of the supply) can you elaborate as to how it was live ?
 
As Pete said is it an em light, seen lots of modular fittings with em packs which have been given dual supplies.

The emergency ones are usually coloured red and basicaly are a plug and socket used to isolate the supply. thats the male end it should never be live once unplugged. It is like putting a standard 13A plug on to a live cable so if anyone touches the pins they recieve a shock.
basically its a ceiling rose that you can unplug the light from.
 
The emergency ones are usually coloured red and basicaly are a plug and socket used to isolate the supply. thats the male end it should never be live once unplugged. It is like putting a standard 13A plug on to a live cable so if anyone touches the pins they recieve a shock.
basically its a ceiling rose that you can unplug the light from.
They normally are red but I have seen modular fittings connected across two circuits, one for the charge supply the other for the normal supply.
 
Best turn that circuit off , Someones probable daisy chained the lights and put a click rose at each end of the circuit , or as other have said there could be a permanent live coming from an emergency light supply budged into the light fitting
 
It's been signed off by an Niceic member, so must comply to standards, so should be safe to work on.
This could be their normal standard of work & the same may exist in another building.
Somebody must be accountable.
Plugs & sockets, are listed as methods of safe Isolation.
I go to isolate & find live ends that can be touched, which could easily of come into contact with the ceiling grid.
I could if been thrown off my ladder, injured & electrocuted.
Very close to a Reportable Incident under Riddor, ie legally obliged to report to the HSE!
 

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