Don’t know how many times I have seen this. It complies, doesn’t it as needs tool to open? But seriously dangerous as far as risk assessment concerned.
Are you worried that somebody has not refitted the guards or is that asbestos ? I wouldn't want to put my fingers anywhere near that :) I do some work in a building with something similar although the asbestos is long gone from there.
Lyle are you suggesting that this is a danger to the general public, or is this a danger to "authorised and instructed persons"? I cannot imagine very many of the public have ever even seen this kind of board. Ir is only dangerous to those who have tools, ignore the danger notice on the door, and do not understand the contents. In other words, this is another case where you are protecting (or otherwise) incompetent idiots. That is not and never has been our duty. It is fundamentally impossible. Certainly, the person who removed the normal safety screens, presumably because they might have contained asbestos, is responsible for a serious reduction in safety contrary to the EAWR and therefore criminal. Asbestos cement is not dangerous unless abraded, the risk is, therefore, zero, and no excuse for this behavior. The asbestos register will name the person and they should be prosecuted. However, I think the degree of actual danger is very small to any qualified person.
What a mess you'd think even an idiot would realise that is not acceptable this is a pull the main fuse and urgent rewire job. The colored labels on the fuses presumably show what amperage of fuse wire to fit or even thats not entirely clear
Seeing such fuseboards, and some of the comments above, make it sound like there are thousands of people getting killed each year because of such equipment.
Take a reality check.
It is dangerous for uninformed people, but, even the totally dense and thick will know it is dangerous to poke around in fuse boxes, hence the number of people killed/injured each year by such equipment is so low that it isn't a problem that registers on any list of accident statistic.
It is very rough and in your shoes I'd be recommending some improvements, but is also probably reasonably safe for now, so long as the earthing of the case is good, and if you can ensure the door stays shut. No need to condemn and lock off on the day. After all with the door shut, any explosion will be largely contained, and the door shows this to have been tested successfully at some point....
The 5 minute fix to keep the door shut could be as simple as a self drilling screw, or rather better some pop-rivets, and a hasp for a padlock cunningly bent to fit the side of the box.
I agree with the door open it is not meeting any IP rating, so a hazard to free poking fingers, but so is a grinder, or a lathe or a milling machine, and any number of other things likely to be found in the average workshop, so the culture of the occupants will be one of keeping hands out of the way. I'd far be more alarmed if you had said "at a children's playgroup" or similar.
Needs repair/replacement, but there is worse out there and in daily use, and the accident rare bears out it is OK.
I need to dig up a decent picture of a skeleton substation, they are at the high current end of the street main, and very much open to touch, once the door to the room is opened. It works, again because the folk who actually work near it are aware it is not a plaything.
