240V basic Qualifications

[PhilPT]

Hi,

We are a small environmental monitoring company, all our equipment is 24V or 12V, however we occasionally have the option of mains supply. In these cases we step down the voltage within the panel, however this does mean we are often taking a cable from a 240v fused spur into our panel and the convertor. My questions are:

1. Are we legally allowed to do this as the engineers do not hold electrical qualifications?
2. If not are there any basic courses we could attend that will allow us to undertake this work?

I appreciate we could get a full certified electrician to undertake the work, but due to many of the locations it would be prohibitively expensive for a 5 minute job. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[telectrix]

I appreciate that we would be removing the need to wire into the FCU however we are still making a bare end 240v connection inside our cabinet so I would say the risk is still there.

obviously you connect in the cabinet first???

 

[PhilPT]

Thanks for all your input, it is appreciated. I think in summary we are OK without a qualification as long as we have a robust procedure and everyone is made aware and follows basic safety guidelines. There is also the option to have plugs fitted where circumstances allow which will further reduce the risk.