Where I work amongst the various electronic items to be repaired are,

15A SMPS, CRT Neckboards, 25vdc fluoro inverters, isolation transformers=20
and similar.

An HR person has decreed due to health and safety concerns the company=20
policy is for employees not to work on any live equipment.

It has pointed out scopes and multimeters are not as useful as measurement=
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tools with no power applied to the systems and as for testing well.... =20

I do like it when someone makes a policy who has no idea how it pertains to=
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the working environment of that workplace.

And yet, insulated screwdrivers have just been doled out, but technicians=20
are still allowed to wear rings and watches whilst diving into equipment as=
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that hasn't been identified as yet as a hazard, as no one has been injured=
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doing that.

I fully believe in health and safety, but only when it has been thought=20
through and not as a we're just covering our 'cul'.

Colin
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cdb,  on 14/09/2011



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