Another funny from the AMD 2 draft for comment - bathrooms, arms are getting shorter.

I think we can all agree that if you must throw an appliance into the bathwater it should be class I and supplied via an RCD, or the bath water should be earthed (?)-  as in the days of the 15th edition, cast iron baths and so forth, it probably was - just a pity there were not so many RCDs back then.

However, the wider exam question for considering the regs is if you provide sockets in bathrooms do accidents in the house become more or less common ?

Now for those folk trailing a fan heater in on an extension lead (and we used to do it chez PJ before we got central heating and new windows)  the addition of a fixed socket may or may not make things safer, as yes the electricity is closer to the bath tub, but  now you have some control over where the plug and socket actually are, and maybe eliminate a trip hazard in the hallway outside.

I suspect if people are hell-bent on doing something dangerous, you will struggle to stop them, but as in kitchens, where water and electrics get close (as well as other risks like heat and knives), but there is probably less exposed skin, most folk around the planet seem to be able to manage. I remember looking at fire and accident stats for the UK way back when Part P first came in, and realising we have (or had in the early 2000s) a very similar no. of exploding hairdryer accidents to Germany, just ours occurred in bedrooms rather than bathrooms.

Now if sockets in bathrooms become slightly more common than they already are, then  it may be that folk need enough education to realise that water and electricity should be kept apart, though personally I see this change as adding no real risk.

I think we can all agree that if you must throw an appliance into the bathwater it should be class I and supplied via an RCD, or the bath water should be earthed (?)-  as in the days of the 15th edition, cast iron baths and so forth, it probably was - just a pity there were not so many RCDs back then.

However, the wider exam question for considering the regs is if you provide sockets in bathrooms do accidents in the house become more or less common ?

Now for those folk trailing a fan heater in on an extension lead (and we used to do it chez PJ before we got central heating and new windows)  the addition of a fixed socket may or may not make things safer, as yes the electricity is closer to the bath tub, but  now you have some control over where the plug and socket actually are, and maybe eliminate a trip hazard in the hallway outside.

I suspect if people are hell-bent on doing something dangerous, you will struggle to stop them, but as in kitchens, where water and electrics get close (as well as other risks like heat and knives), but there is probably less exposed skin, most folk around the planet seem to be able to manage. I remember looking at fire and accident stats for the UK way back when Part P first came in, and realising we have (or had in the early 2000s) a very similar no. of exploding hairdryer accidents to Germany, just ours occurred in bedrooms rather than bathrooms.

Now if sockets in bathrooms become slightly more common than they already are, then  it may be that folk need enough education to realise that water and electricity should be kept apart, though personally I see this change as adding no real risk.