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If the power company knew of the damaged cable then they should have isolated it, hope the HSE throw the book at them.
Yes, does seem a bit strange - I thought they would have had it isolated straight away. Be some office type going through the proper channels with 10 forms in triplicate! Daz
There could instead have been a newspaper report of "Power company isolated power to 250,000 homes just on a single report from a member of the public"
How come it's taken so long for the inquest into this guy's death?? No mention of any action against the supplier or it's policies. Typical!!
Yeah good point there. Better to have one person dead than some home without power. Right o. Daz
Surely they should have had a team out there pretty sharpish though. If nothing else they could have put a proper barrier up rather than a few sticks. Plus critical medical stuff should be on a UPS any way. Daz
If you read the article it states it was 14 minutes from the member of public reporting it and the poor guy running into it. I can't imagine anyone getting to site in under 14 minutes. Don't just blame the DNO they are landed with massive fines and penalties from OFGEM for customer minutes lost. Dropping feeders on the call of a member of public would open them up to prank calls as well.
makes me wonder how a doctor ( supposedly intelligent ) should be in contact with the cable after a good samaritan had put sticks and a warning sign there.
After what I've been through these past three months with damned doctors it doesn't surprise me and frankly I can think of a couple more who should be electrocuted !! :32:
The man behaved like an idiot.
If you read the article it states it was 14 minutes from the member of public reporting it and the poor guy running into it. I can't imagine anyone getting to site in under 14 minutes. Don't just blame the DNO they are landed with massive fines and penalties from OFGEM for customer minutes lost. Dropping feeders on the call of a member of public would open them up to prank calls as well.
Earlier in the hearing, UK Power Networks said it had since changed its policy of only isolating a line once a technician had inspected it.
.... for some more poking prodding and testing.
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