Predicament do i ?

[Desmond.22]

Guys.

Did some work on a customers site long story but whilst there we watched as their on site electricians doing some routine work.

Replacing switches and sockets for chrome ones. Anyway they where using a table lamp to prove sockets dead and shouting "thats it" as the lights turned out to check the switches other bloke at DB.

Obviously not safe isolation but do i mention to his manager as we are only contracting and could cause loads of issues ?

 

[TheReturnOfHightower]

How did you know they also didn't carry out safe isolation? Did you watch them test the sockets or just see the table lamp bit and assume that was it? I often use a socket and see to identify a circuit but that's (recent events excluded) not the whole of the story.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Sounds like a good comedy sketch 2 electricians going round plugging in a table Lamp shouting at each other ‘is it on is it off yet’

Kinda like ‘to me to you’

 

[Desmond.22]

Some good points made. To be honest no didnt watch to check they didnt do further tests but they had the sockets and screwdriver with them and nothing else.

Only there a few days so will see how goes but maybe drop into conversation if see them but dont think ill mention to manager as could cause too many issues for my company and then me.

Is this selfish ?

Dilema i suppose you dont stop the bloke in the street cutting his hedge with the tie wrap around the safety switch. Or cleaning his gutters off ladders unsupported.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Will a hair dryer do ...?

 

[KennyKen]

Not to be condescending but the Domestic game has never been the safest. Time constraints often lead to poor work ethic and 9 times out of 10 most of the House bashers I’ve came across graft their nuts off, I’m not condoning unsafe work practices but next time instead of throwing them under the bus, show them the way of the Jedi!

 

[Pete999]

If it is not going to affect your safety let them crack on.

OK, but aren't you supposed to be responsible for your safety and other peoples safety, and report any unsafe working, at least that's was I always preached, something changed has it?

 

[davesparks]

OK, but aren't you supposed to be responsible for your safety and other peoples safety, and report any unsafe working, at least that's was I always preached, something changed has it?

Nothing has changed, the principle still stands.

 

[Risteard]

Will a hair dryer do ...?

Woodies are a major DIY store in Ireland. What cracks me up though is that (leaving Restricted Electrical Works aside for a minute and whether they should be selling electrical equipment at all) they don't sell new Irish Standard T&E but the BS cable only (or at least the last time I checked). This hasn't been allowed since 5th September 2017! (Not all sizes were identical between old Irish Standard and British Standard T&E either - the protective conductor was generally a standard size larger on the Irish cable.)

 

[Pete999]

Will a hair dryer do ...?

Shame on WOODIES