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I thought this might give more insight, found this on another forum.
II. WHY ISN?T THE POWER TURNED OFF?
LACK OF PROPER TRAINING. Many people are just not aware of the inherent dangers as noted above. Victims and witnesses of electrical accidents are often amazed at the violent and explosive nature of electrical energy, the fire balls, bright flashes, acrid smoke and hot molten metal. Often safety training of electricians is done on an informal basis and may be done by instructors who have already developed bad habits. Sometimes unqualified and unlicensed people work on electrical circuits, and safety training is given lip service, or there is no training at all. It is essential that safety training be emphasized to preclude any such complacency. There are courses in electrical safety provided by state and community colleges, by the IBEW and other labor groups, and by various contractors? associations. Industry management can promote increased safety by requiring more of their employees to attend such formal safety courses.
THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE "CAN?T" BE INTERRUPTED. Countless electrical accidents have been the result of this philosophy. Invariably, the accidents cause major shut downs, outages, and equipment replacement. Thus, what could not be shut down is shut down! With detailed planning, almost any piece of electrical equipment can be taken out of service. While this planning may take additional time and involve additional costs, the risks of not doing it may be an accident that can result in massive equipment damage, personal injury, or death. The time and cost of an accident will far exceed the time and cost of a properly planned outage.
THE JOB MUST BE DONE QUICKLY. When the pressures of time dominate any work activity, mistakes and accidents invariably happen. Caution and good judgment give way to haste. Again, a resulting accident will inevitably take more time to resolve.
II. WHY ISN?T THE POWER TURNED OFF?
LACK OF PROPER TRAINING. Many people are just not aware of the inherent dangers as noted above. Victims and witnesses of electrical accidents are often amazed at the violent and explosive nature of electrical energy, the fire balls, bright flashes, acrid smoke and hot molten metal. Often safety training of electricians is done on an informal basis and may be done by instructors who have already developed bad habits. Sometimes unqualified and unlicensed people work on electrical circuits, and safety training is given lip service, or there is no training at all. It is essential that safety training be emphasized to preclude any such complacency. There are courses in electrical safety provided by state and community colleges, by the IBEW and other labor groups, and by various contractors? associations. Industry management can promote increased safety by requiring more of their employees to attend such formal safety courses.
THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE "CAN?T" BE INTERRUPTED. Countless electrical accidents have been the result of this philosophy. Invariably, the accidents cause major shut downs, outages, and equipment replacement. Thus, what could not be shut down is shut down! With detailed planning, almost any piece of electrical equipment can be taken out of service. While this planning may take additional time and involve additional costs, the risks of not doing it may be an accident that can result in massive equipment damage, personal injury, or death. The time and cost of an accident will far exceed the time and cost of a properly planned outage.
THE JOB MUST BE DONE QUICKLY. When the pressures of time dominate any work activity, mistakes and accidents invariably happen. Caution and good judgment give way to haste. Again, a resulting accident will inevitably take more time to resolve.