Going back to the bosses comments it is permissible to use an extraneous conductive parts as protective conductors.....I don't make the rules.
543.2.6.
I think there would need to be a bit more investigation than "just take an earth from the nearest girder"
P.S. I have never done it and hope...
So is it time to become more like "gas safe"????? (Each part seperate)
Each discipline seperate. e.g
Safety (required by all engineers)
Domestic installation.
Industrial instalation.
Fire alarms.
Intruder alarms.
Data cabling.
Testing & certification (competency required for each discipline)...
Is the lightning protection connected to the main earthing terminal or seperate?
Is it possible to isolate the power to the cabins, and then try?
I'm guessing it's all generators out there, if so are they close to the installation?
I agree totally.
Why is it that anyone at all can take the 17th edition course.
Any time you see someone calling themself a "17th edition electrician" this usually means they have no other qualificaions!
I would start by checking all the connections above ground for corrosion and tightness, and hope to find something.
I've only used the clamp on meters a few times, but I have found when testing indvidual spikes with a standard meter it's pays to use the rest of the installation as your test...
Fair play he listened and learned from it.
Don't ever be afraid to be wrong, if you don't understand ASK.
It's all about learning.(but I admit I hated school!)
What qualifictions did the "electrician" claim to have?
I don't blame your boss/company for taking him on, and I admire them for getting shut of him but how did he manage to talk himself into the job?
In this case voltage is the constant..230v from phase to neutral/earth, the impedance is what will determin the current flow, and hence the potential danger.!
No probs if you don't want to get up to the speed limit...I had on once and it's not nice being overtaken by a six year old on a hair dryer.!
BTW mine was an ex BT and I was told they were restricted.
I would of thought that cable tray was an exposed conductive part rather than an extraneous conductive part and would require bonding.
It is part of the electrical wiring system and therefore is classed as electrrical equipment!
I've come across the same thing before.
I was replacing a shower switch, flicked off the mcb, the neon on the switch went off thought I would put my testers across it just to look good in front of the customer and I'm glad I did...!
Found the tails crossed in the CU, swapped them over and then...
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