qualafied workers

[jimbo123]

We noticed a couple of maint. workers replacing motors and new 3/4 sealtight from a 1/2 ko in a xproof box . From the box came a 1/2 nipple with plumbing tape to 3/4 -1/2 brass reducing bushing to 3/4 coupling which along with the nipple was s/s. These are the guys who have always asked my co worker for help with electrical questions in the pass.
How do you handle this ? Do you mined you bussiness ? He told them about it already and one guy shrugged his shoulders with a so what.

 

[mcclary's electrical]

We noticed a couple of maint. workers replacing motors and new 3/4 sealtight from a 1/2 ko in a xproof box . From the box came a 1/2 nipple with plumbing tape to 3/4 -1/2 brass reducing bushing to 3/4 coupling which along with the nipple was s/s. These are the guys who have always asked my co worker for help with electrical questions in the pass.
How do you handle this ? Do you mined you bussiness ? He told them about it already and one guy shrugged his shoulders with a so what.

When I go in a production plant, I rarely. rarely, point out thi ngs I see. I usually only deal with the exact reason I'm there. IMO, they'll think you're just making work for yourself. The shoulder shrug is common in maintenance, they surely know it's not the best way to do it, but that's usually not what drives a maintenance crew to "patch" things up. It's usually management driving force behind all "maintenance" ,,,and lack of

 

[GBBOLT]

Leave it

Leave it

If the work they are doing does not affect you now or in the future I would just let them do their job. I'm sure there are a lot more dangerous situations around there to worry about. With that being said, if you are concerned about your safety or the safety of others in the work place, maybe someone needs to point out a few violations to a supervisor so maybe they can make sure they are not in violation of the code on future projects!