Shipping Container as a Shed

[TJLinks]

Looking a bit of advice as to the classification of a steel shipping container that is to be used as a workshop, with fluorescent fittings, a couple of twin sockets and a 16A supply to a lathe.
Would a 20' shipping container be classed as a conducting location with restrictive movement?

 

[yellowvanman]

Don't think Special Location 706 is relevant as its described as:

'A conducting location with restricted movement is comprised mainly of metallic or conductive surrounding parts, within which it is likely that a person will come into contact through a substantial portion of the bodywith the metaliic or other conductive surrounding parts and where the possibility of interuppting this contact is limited'.

You just need to make sure the steel is bonded/earthed - maybe TT it!

 

[Harwoodandy]

It's a Conductive location and falls squarely under section 706 i'm afraid mate.

A big metal box with 230v(?) inside it..... i'm hoping it's not a 3 phase lathe!

You could spend all day on here debating it (EG define subsatantial portion of the body? 2 feet and a hand?)

It's your call at the end of the day bud but i walked away from one a couple of months back - decided it wasn't worth the risk

Good luck

Andy

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

Did some work at a bike hire shop in remote Hamsterley forest that used a container for storage. It was running on a genny prior to when we put it on mains.

Banged in a couple of rods (TT) and the Ze was very good, Once the container came into the equation the Ze dropped through the floor (earth?). Nice big slab of metal there.

 

[Guest55]

Would a 20' shipping container be classed as a conducting location with restrictive movement?

not if you put down a plywood sheet floor.
;-)

 

[ruston]

The one my mate has has a mahogany floor.I can't remember if it is lined.I will have a look tomorrow.

 

[telectrix]

a big rubber mat would be helpful, as well.

 

[ian.settle1]

not if you put down a plywood sheet floor.
;-)

What about the walls and roof?

 

[Guest55]

What about the walls and roof?

what about them ?

 

[telectrix]

so you can walk up the walls and on the roof while working live.

 

[TJLinks]

Thanks all, there will now be a ply floor and the walls are going to be clad too. So we will TT it and earth the container to the main earth bar

 

[sparkymalarky]

Yeah done one of these recently myself for a local company and they used it for storing all old paperwork, documents etc.
The one I done was fully ply-lined/cladded whatever you want to call it. Earth electrode installed c/w RCD, protective bonding to steel work, and across joints/welds that were of poor quality just for reassurance. Can't go wrong really. Unless you don't do any of the above :smug2:

 

[TaffyDuck]

A friend of mine who works in Mauritus as an engineer was working in one on a dockside, The metal press went into a fault condition and energised one of the panels, which when he touched it with one foot outside blew him (thankfully) right out through the open doors onto the quayside. He was non the worse for wear, other than an interesting new hairstyle and a lot of aches. The container, which had a ply floor, was not earthed! Nail it if I were you, cover your backside, always better to over engineer installs like this where there is any doubt at all.

 

[richy3333]

so you can walk up the walls and on the roof while working live.

I bet Spideyman can, does whatever a spider can