stripping cables , SWA etc

[eckersecker]

I work at a factory and they have just banned the use of all knives on site. I have side cutters, but can anyone recommend a tool for nicking ordinary flex to get outer sheath off as I used to use my knife. Also is there a tool that works for stripping the inner and outer sheaths when doing SWA?
I'm guessing I need at least 2 different tools.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Redefine your knife as a "scorer".

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Thats just plain silly. What sort of factory is it? An explosives factory?

I work in custody suites with crims wandering around while I walk past with boxes of knifes and saws and hammers....

 

[rmaynard]

Banning knives on site? as i see it thats not the only tool in my toolbox that could hurt someone.

Rob

 

[sonic]

This is no uncommon these days health and safety we usa a auto knife which the blade only protrudes whilst the handle is gripped this should over come any issuses you work place may have. they take some getting used to though.

 

[The Ranger]

not uncommon knives are banned on all national grid sites bar auto self retracting ones

 

[polo1]

Yep, there are lots of alternatives - just Google cable stripping....you might also find some more interesting sites popping up!!!!!

Regards.

 

[JulianC]

Take in a gun and shoot the end of the cable off?

 

[telectrix]

cpc farnell do a tool for rotary cutting flex etc. part no TLAB063

 

[wildgoose]

Kewtech do a device for stripping SWA outer sheaths and also for scoring the steel wire prior to snapping it off.

Do as they say - we must all keep those nice Health & Safety people busy!!!

I've decided in my next life, I'm coming back only to monitor and measure others. It's far easier than having to acually deliver something!!!

 

[baileysufc]

as said its no uncomon. even worse on prisons and mental health institutions they count the blades as you go in and back out again.

 

[malcolmsanford]

I'm so glad i'm coming to an end of my working life ................................knives are banned ............dear oh dear oh dear.

Can quite understand this as I can count on the fingers of one hand, that is providing I have 5 fingers, how many of use sparks are walking around with a digits missing, damaged or whatever due to cutting cables with a knife ........let me see NONE

When is this silliness going to stop. There are so many H&S myths, and most are rubbish, but this one looks like it's the beauty.

 

[Hiddo]

Get yourself a cyclops. Maplin definitely sell em. I use one when I work in airports and they let them through security. Banning knives? It gets worse everyday.

 

[trev]

Banning knives, what insanity will they come out with next?

 

[Engineer54]

Don't you just love these idiots at H&S, they have substantially contributed to the demise of British manufacturing and to it's exports, seems there not quite finished yet either!! lol!!

You won't find a single British H&S officer on any overseas building project, as international contractors tend to want to be able to build and finish the job!! The last ones i saw was on the MTRC project in HK. They caused so many kerfuffles and delays that the Asian contractors consortium's were ready to pull out of the contract. They were all sent home (not a moment too soon) and mainly replaced with Aussie's Kiwi's and Canadians H&S officers...