Thanks for the replies...

Just to clarify i have been an apprentice since may, and I guess in the grand scheme of things I have barely gotten my feet wet.

But at the same time it took me 15 months of sending cv's and making phone calls before I got this opportunity. We work in places where if we asked to turn the circuits off we would have to work nights and they dont want to work nights unless absolutely necessary.

So how do I balance safe procedures without looking like Im avoiding doing the work?

By the way, these guys almost always work live and they have been electricians for 22+ years without incident...