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cooker and fume extract

pdiddy · 2012-10-11 19:17:50

"I got a bad shock last year. A bulb had blown in my cooker hood and the glass had shattered but the base of bulb was firmly screwed into the socket. I grabbed a pair of metal tweezers (I know, I know), made sure to switch the cooker off at the wall, and tried to get it out. I got thrown halfway across my kitchen. I had…

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#32 12-10-2012 11:47am
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deandean wrote: »

My favourite motor isolation: a big red plug & socket where the isolator normally is. Pull the plug and you can see it as you are working on the motor. That is safe. I dont think this procedure is compatible with LOTO though?

It is, as the supply to the socket can be locked and tagged out, but its preferable to be able to lock and tag the local isolation out as well.

We probably wouldnt see too many industrial situations where a fixed motor has a plug and lead anyway.

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