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Live Exposed Conductive Parts.

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I have left the hyphens out because the parts that I am referring to are normally live but insulated by a cover. 


I was working in a bungalow today. The consumer unit is situated at high level just below the ceiling in the kitchen. Below the consumer unit is a tall storage cupboard. When I used my steps to turn off an M.C.B. I noticed that the long plastic bus-bar cover that is normally inside the consumer unit was left out on top of the tall storage cupboard. Also a modern energy meter had no cover on it and the four terminal screws were visible. The screws are partly recessed by 2 or 3mm but are still touchable if you put you finger against them. I suspect the solar panel installers are to blame.


So, the owner could be searching for an item stored on top of the tall storage cupboard and get a nasty shock. I suspect that the cover meant to cover the live meter terminals was dropped down the back of the fixed tall storage cupboard.


Bad all round.


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    I was thinking that it is very easy to forget to put things back where they should be - e.g. busbar covers.


    Psalms 19:12


    And just leave it in front of the consumer unit in plain sight on top of a tall storage cupboard. The loosening of two consumer unit screws to remove the cover and 20 seconds would ensure its replacement. Nope, this was no mistake Chris, this was a case of negligence, especially leaving the meter terminals open to touch.


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    I was thinking that it is very easy to forget to put things back where they should be - e.g. busbar covers.


    Psalms 19:12


    And just leave it in front of the consumer unit in plain sight on top of a tall storage cupboard. The loosening of two consumer unit screws to remove the cover and 20 seconds would ensure its replacement. Nope, this was no mistake Chris, this was a case of negligence, especially leaving the meter terminals open to touch.


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