Metal light fittings.

[Engineer54]

Very true, but in a deathtrap like that common sense and risk management says just walk away. I wouldn't have fitted anything there. Problem being, what you do may not have made the situation any worse, but when someone gets electrocuted the name of the last person who worked on it is you so guess who ends up in the dock.

My question would be, is one under a duty of care to notify Building Control about it? If so, moral or statutory duty?

As i said not disagreeing with any of the above posters, just making a statement that not all metallic light fittings require an earth connection...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well...nearly as bad as the classic i went to deal with today....pendant hanging over bath....socket outlet next to bath ....no RCD and no crossbonding....no main bonding & no main earthing conductor....wallswitch in bathroom next to bath....various damaged fronts & boxes/enclosures etc...

well, put up an IP44 in the bathroom in place of the pendant....a pullswitch in place of the wallplate and got rid of the double outlet next to the bath by sending it through the other way )into the hallway)...oh, and put some supplementary bonding in that bathroom as well..

dealt with all the damaged fronts & enclosures.

put main earthing and bonding conductors in

gave it the dead tests on a condition report so the guy could get the supply reinstated

oh, and i forgot to mention that all the titywork that i came across in the bathroom was recent stuff...BS7671 hadn`t been anywhere near it...

 

[Richard Burns]

They walk among us!

 

[ayjay]

hello, there must be certificates? or not?

 

[ayjay]

sorry for my rudeness before btw

 

[Badged01]

sorry for my rudeness before btw

Don't worry about that on the forum ..... kick the old gits before they kick you :45: