Q. What should be done to portable electronic equipement ...

[BobbyB]

Had a daft question in a test recently...

here it is..

Q. What should be done to portable electronic equipement when tested?

Potential Answers:

A1. Checked by a H&S Officer.

A2. Serviced by competent electrician.

A3. Must be earthed unless double insulated.

I would say A2 or A3 but not sure which one of the two is the correct answer...

any ideas appreciated!!

 

[breezer]

A4 read the information you were given to get the correct answer.

 

[Diyisfun]

I would have said PAT test by H & S Officer

 

[breezer]

I wouldn't h & s officer may not be called pat.



besides to use PAT testing kit you should be "suitably trained" just becuse some one is a h & s O doesnt mean to say they know how to use PAT tester, they should know to look for siticker to say it has been tested though

 

[JohnD]

I reckon PAT tested by a person trained to do it is what they mean, but it's a poorly worded Q.

What if it was being tested to see if in calibration, or for functionality not safety?

 

[BobbyB]

breezer
what is it with people like you who post all day that means you can make snidey remarks?

 

[breezer]

it wasnt a snidey remark, the 1st part is humour, the 2nd part is fact
a h & s officer does not need to know know how to do something, they do need to know is the working practice safe, that is why i pointed out they will look for a PAT tested label, but they do not need to know how to PAT test.

another example would be apainter painting a wall, a h & s offices wouldn't care wht paint is used, so long as the paint is stored safely, a clean and tidy working enviroment and the painter is not painting off a ladder.

Ladders are not work platforms, they are only to be used for access, ie, you would have a ladder secured, to gain access to a platform on say scaffholding

 

[JohnD]

A1. Checked by a H&S Officer.

A2. Serviced by competent electrician.

A3. Must be earthed unless double insulated.

I am a trained PAT tester, but not an H&S O, and no evidence that I am a competent electrician.

Most H&S Os seem to mostly do forms and questionnaires, and are not PAT trained or electricians (competent or otherwise).

What did the instructor claim was the right answer? "none of the above"?

 

[Bazdaa]

breezer
what is it with people like you who post all day that means you can make snidey remarks?

You got there before me.

I think it makes them feel superior, when it just makes them look like tw*ts! Its not the first time nor I'm sure will it be the last.

Anyone in order not to ruin this thread, I will post on another new thread.

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Bazdaa

 

[Lectrician]

Load of bulls aint it.

Visual only.