Working in an Electrical Switch Room

[britain666]

Hi guys,

I'm not actually an electrician but I was hoping that someone could offer some advice.

I'm a generator mechanic, and we control all our generators within an electrical switch room. From the panels the power moves through huge buzz bars across the roof and is the distributed among several breakers. This side of the room is the electricians responsibility.

What I would like to know is how safe this room is to use as an office. We basically have our computers and desks in the switch room and the constant buzzing is annoying. I don't think it is loud enough to be perceived as a H&S risk but I would just like to know if it is safe to work in there. The buzz bars above our heads are covered by a metal box and can't be touched.

Is there any issues working this close to electricity on a constant basis?

Thanks in advance for any advice people may be able to offer.

 

[MDJ]

Is there any issues working this close to electricity on a constant basis?

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How close do you sit to your TV? haha, seriously I have no idea, I doubt theres a problem, but I have heard of an area in Gloucester where pylons are overhead above several homes and there was a high cancer rate in those homes, not saying it is related of course, also not sure if 400 volt would be a problem though, I doubt the edy currents and fields around the busbars actually would be large enough to actually be measured where the desks are, get a volt stick and see if it lights up on your desk?

 

[44ALLAN]

Ahhhh the buzz of a high voltage transformer.....................I used to sleep on top of them things in foreshift. lol
Nice and warm they were

 

[Guitarist]

Hi guys,



I'm a generator mechanic, and we control all our generators within an electrical switch room. From the panels the power moves through huge buzz bars across the roof and is the distributed among several breakers. This side of the room is the electricians responsibility.

The buzz bars above our heads are covered by a metal box and can't be touched.

Busbars, even?

 

[Sintra]

I thought they where called buzz bars because of the noise they make

 

[Jay Sparks]

I thought they where called buzz bars because of the noise they make

The wife has a lot of buzz-raters...lol

 

[Guitarist]

I thought they where called buzz bars because of the noise they make

I hope that the bars themselves aren't actually buzzing, unless of course they're covered in honey