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Best practices

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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  • There ought to be standard operating procedures for dealing with various faults or other difficulties.

    Whether you can choose to isolate a defective part of an installation should be in your job description or terms and conditions of service. It is likely to depend upon seniority.

    If push comes to shove and you have a big difference of opinion with management such that you and the company part ways, there is always the option of a claim for unfair dismissal, but that would be rather extreme.

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  • There ought to be standard operating procedures for dealing with various faults or other difficulties.

    Whether you can choose to isolate a defective part of an installation should be in your job description or terms and conditions of service. It is likely to depend upon seniority.

    If push comes to shove and you have a big difference of opinion with management such that you and the company part ways, there is always the option of a claim for unfair dismissal, but that would be rather extreme.

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