Dammit Joe,
You always ask the strangest of questions.
However, I say that is good, it keeps guy like me thinking.
I failed to see the OSHA inspector angle of your original post.
Let me relate a little story, if I may.
back in 1997, I was part of a Faultsman's Refresher course on CT's and working with them live.
The guy that took the course was a retired Electrical Inspector working on behalf of OSH NZ.
He opened the front of this 800A 400V CT Chamber.
And then proceeded to tell us about the dangers of working around Live CT's.
That's OK, one of the guys said just in jest, "Well seems your so close to that, why haven't you got gloves and sleeves on?"
The guy wasn't going to be told by some trainee on his course, so he demonstrated, he said "See, I can hit these CT's with my bare h....
The CT bank fell down into the pan assembly and across a couple of the busbars, causing a HUGE explosion.
One of the other guys on the course managed to put the guy out as his (Nylon)shirt caught fire.
He was in hospital for 5 weeks so I'm told.
If OSHA requires PPE, OSHA wants to walk the walk.
If we have to, so should they, is all I can say.
[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 07-08-2005).]
