Alert
  • Published: 16 Jun 2011
  • Incident ID: 3207

Electric Shock Whilst Carrying Out Routine Maintenance on Lighting Systems

Cause & Consequence

  • Electricity, electrical discharge, short circuit or overload
Incident Consequence
Injury

Incident Location

Any Location Type

Incident Activity

Maintenance

Incident Info Source

Dave Clinton. Tel: 01229 845064. E-mail clinton.d@hrl.co.uk

Specific Incident Equipment

"Klik" unit, two pin plug and socket

Lessons Identified

Faults can occur with inverters and where there are dual feeds measures should be taken to prove the fitting is dead before removing Klik units.

Incident Recommendations

When working on lighting circuits on site, isolate the MCB feeding the circuit then prove the light fitting to be worked on is dead. Only then remove the Klik units / units.

When working on lighting circuits on site, isolate the MCB feeding the circuit then prove the light fitting to be worked on is dead. Only then remove the Klik units / units.

When working on lighting circuits on site, isolate the MCB feeding the circuit then prove the light fitting to be worked on is dead. Only then remove the Klik units / units.

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