P.M.E. and Potato Peelers.

davezawadi (David Stone):

Z that is very unlikely. You accept much higher risks all the time. When you drive you accept a risk in the same terms of about 1 in 2000. Not driving or using the roads at all reduces this risk to a higher level to the electrical risk, that of being hit by a vehicle whilst walking. The only way to get zero risk from that particular accident is to stay in bed, where the risk is about 1500 in 60 million every day! There is a mad idea circulating in recent times that risk can be reduced to zero, (or perhaps zero Covid, but that's another story). This is impossible. Just living has many risks, some of which may be somewhat reduced with countermeasures, but they cannot ever be made zero. The only zero "risk to life" existence is to be dead! You need to get a grip on the magnitudes of various risks because otherwise, they will ruin your life completely and you will never enjoy anything. Using Electricity is extremely safe for everyone, but the risk cannot be made zero, although some highly deluded people seem to think it can. You will not even be safe from electricity if you live in a tent with no supply within 20 miles, the lightning will get you!

Dave, I had a bad feeling about the premises. Main bonding clamps were not connected, just floating in mid air. One M.C.B.. was randomly tripping off due to overloading. The business owners wanted a cheap job. I just did not want to get involved but put in a highish estimate so that the remedial  work could be done properly. I did not get the work, anther electrician won the job(s). I wasn't too bothered about that.


Z.

davezawadi (David Stone):

Z that is very unlikely. You accept much higher risks all the time. When you drive you accept a risk in the same terms of about 1 in 2000. Not driving or using the roads at all reduces this risk to a higher level to the electrical risk, that of being hit by a vehicle whilst walking. The only way to get zero risk from that particular accident is to stay in bed, where the risk is about 1500 in 60 million every day! There is a mad idea circulating in recent times that risk can be reduced to zero, (or perhaps zero Covid, but that's another story). This is impossible. Just living has many risks, some of which may be somewhat reduced with countermeasures, but they cannot ever be made zero. The only zero "risk to life" existence is to be dead! You need to get a grip on the magnitudes of various risks because otherwise, they will ruin your life completely and you will never enjoy anything. Using Electricity is extremely safe for everyone, but the risk cannot be made zero, although some highly deluded people seem to think it can. You will not even be safe from electricity if you live in a tent with no supply within 20 miles, the lightning will get you!

Dave, I had a bad feeling about the premises. Main bonding clamps were not connected, just floating in mid air. One M.C.B.. was randomly tripping off due to overloading. The business owners wanted a cheap job. I just did not want to get involved but put in a highish estimate so that the remedial  work could be done properly. I did not get the work, anther electrician won the job(s). I wasn't too bothered about that.


Z.