This discussion is locked.
You cannot post a reply to this discussion. If you have a question start a new discussion

Fatal Incident - Safe Isolation failure?

What do we think on this incident, reported a bit differently in these two locations:

Whilst very sad and no-one should lose their life in the workplace (or anywhere else) I can't help thinking that an engineer of 30 years' experience should have been familiar with safe isolation procedures, and perhaps these were not followed.  There are of course many unreported possibilities such as multiple supply sources not identified but if you follow the mantra of poking a verified test device probe in before anything else (like your fingers or a screwdriver….), then your chances of falling victim are much reduced.

Parents
  • The one belt I got was on a 2 gang hallway/landing light switch, which were (as was obvious in hindsight) on separate circuits. Now I always use a wand before unscrewing a supposedly isolated lighting accessory, and then a quick wand around the innards, before sticking probes in for “proper” isolation testing.

Reply
  • The one belt I got was on a 2 gang hallway/landing light switch, which were (as was obvious in hindsight) on separate circuits. Now I always use a wand before unscrewing a supposedly isolated lighting accessory, and then a quick wand around the innards, before sticking probes in for “proper” isolation testing.

Children
No Data