My high school was beyond vigilant. There are TWO basements. To get from the stage craft area (only real electric danger is in the dimmer room, but the only ones who go in the basement know why it is kept locked [basement is only open to stage folks]) to the switchgear area you have to go upstairs, through a locked door, and down a second staircase. Pain in the butt for maintenance, but nice for safety. This is how it was built circa 1950.
Switch to: my college. The cutoffs, etc. for the whole building (lang. arts) are on a creaky platform accessed (no security AT ALL) by a narrow, hand-built, old ladder. There is no LOTO available, and anyone can get to ANY breaker for the building. This is how it was UPGRADED circa 1970.
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[This message has been edited by trobb (edited 09-04-2006).]
