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MrJack96

Hi all can someone please give me some advice on the following? 

 

  1. say you’re maintaining a circuit and you realise parts of the circuits do not comply to the regulations what is the standard procedure for example ZS values that do not comply or IR that’s too low. I know in the industrial setting we are pressured to keep things going (critical kit) but say even if we’ve got it in writing we’ve said it’s potentially dangerous and we’ve been told in writing to switch it back on who is then at fault?

 

  1. say the circuit is an old installation and complied at the time of installation if we were then doing work on that circuit say for instance changing adding a spur to sockets that aren’t RCD protected what is the protocol with regards to bringing it up to current standard? 

 

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    MrJack96: 
    So from an employees point of view if something has a fault on it poor Ze, IR under 1 Meg what is best practice for leaving these circuits if we then know about them surely we should have the duty to lock them off, however I know it’s different when carrying out EICRs as potentially dangerous is detailed on the report and not always remedied there and then?

    The permission of the owner should be gained before any such work is carried out, unless you consider it life threatening etc., you do not have a right otherwise. If they say no, try and get it in writing ………. to CYA. The bottom line “Who will be gripping the rail of the bench” ?

    Jaymack   

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    MrJack96: 
    So from an employees point of view if something has a fault on it poor Ze, IR under 1 Meg what is best practice for leaving these circuits if we then know about them surely we should have the duty to lock them off, however I know it’s different when carrying out EICRs as potentially dangerous is detailed on the report and not always remedied there and then?

    The permission of the owner should be gained before any such work is carried out, unless you consider it life threatening etc., you do not have a right otherwise. If they say no, try and get it in writing ………. to CYA. The bottom line “Who will be gripping the rail of the bench” ?

    Jaymack   

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