Cable rods - BEWARE

[KevinS]

Just to give you the heads up lads
any of you's use fibreglass cable rods?
one of the lads was using them yesterday and a needle like splinter has went into his finger, the hospital are having a real problem removing it, due to the fact it doesn't show up on x-ray very well. May have to have the full finger opened up.
i know it's a pain, but it may be worth wearing gloves when using rods

 

[AP Electrical]

Hope all works out for the lad. Good post easy to become complacent.

 

[timbobelfast]

Defo gloved up when using fiberglass rods, especially the crappy blue ones!

 

[electric will]

I'll stick with my trunking lid and 15mm plastic pipe robbed from a plumber then

thanks

 

[DaveyD]

Thanks for the reminder. Hope he gets better soon.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

this is all about those £6.99 ones as well....the ones of ov freabay and places like that.....they dont like goin round bends they dont..lol...

 

[Darkwood]

Hope it goes well for the lad but it was my understanding gloves needed to be worn with them anyway if the bumph dosn't say they are needed then you may have a case with the manufacturers.... worth a look into IMHO.... and im still using metal coat hangers but they are like gold dust to find nowaday and even came with a ready made hook ;0)

 

[ayjay]

hi darkwood,wire coat hangers are ok but i knew a guy years ago that got a severe shock whilst using one under a floor
mini trunking lid is good, drill a hole in the end and you can attach the cables easily

 

[Darkwood]

hi darkwood,wire coat hangers are ok but i knew a guy years ago that got a severe shock whilst using one under a floor
mini trunking lid is good, drill a hole in the end and you can attach the cables easily

Im going back many years before cheap trunking and alterative that worked, was just a nostalgic quip' and you always learnt to look before you shoved a coat hanger under boards you suspected of having live joints or lighting points below.

 

[Fin170]

Trunking lid is the best, also use sleeving as it's easy to hook out

Another good one is the weighted wire they use in the base of curtains

 

[ackbarthestar]

I've found that the fibreglass rods work a heck of lot better than pieces of lt trunking lid. However, I have had one that fractured on a job and noticed the razor sharp fragments that can get caught in and under your skin - not very pleasant to say the least.

So I hope that the doctors can remove the splinter from your apprentice's/colleague's finger without too much damage..

 

[kingeri]

Ha, the other week was at a job, couldn't find my rods in the car, ended up using garden canes taped together. Worked well.

 

[Tidy Max]

fibreglass splinters are crap, i have had countless, my crappy blue rods are now adorned with insulation tape (mint tape job might i add) them work well and don't splinter anymore.

 

[MarkieSparkie]

HSE recommend the use of leather work gloves for PPE when handling glass fibre based materials.

 

[DNS1]

Good thread this, I use a set of crappy cheap rods and never ever thought about broken pieces causing problems.

So far I've only managed to break a couple of the brass end screw fittings, will definitely be wearing gloves in future...