Re: COMPLETELY OT: flat plug


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In article <Zgi9HVES2biKFwy$@soft255.demon.co.uk>,
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In message <4a8992c1$1_4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MalJ
<me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
[S]
I had one of these (or similar) on a bit of kit at work... and the nice
PAT man chopped the plug off and left the remains on my desk... aand it
was only a two core "Philips" type cable!
So I'm not sure they pass the PAT test...

As one who has done a bit of PATting in my time: two-core cables aren't
automatically a fail: as a rough rule of thumb, if the appliance has no
exposed metal parts, it's probably OK. (If it does have them, it's not
necessarily a fail either - "double-insulated" things, predominantly
power tools, seem to get away with that.)

As this thread is vaguely safety related, could I indulge in a tiny
swervette?

I've now worked in two or three places where Stanley/Craft knives have
been banned & replaced with :-

a) nothing - if you can't cut anything you're unlikely to cut yourself.
[1]

b) Safety knives - a Stanley/Craft knife where the blade is held inside
the body by a spring & the user has to force the blade out in order to
cut.

Does anyone know if there is any substantial evidence to show that
Safety knives are in fact any more safe? I find them difficult to use
effectively & they feel less safe than a rigidly mounted blade.

[1]The fact that certain types of work are thus made impossible seemed
to fall into the "that's not my problem." category.

If you make something difficult to use, the intelligent user will adapt it
until it's easier to use, thus removing any 'safety' measures.

I'm glad my workshop is in my own house. I can use all the sharp tools I
like without any health and safety person breathing down my neck. In 13
years of business the worst accidents I've had are tiny cuts, the occasional
bruise when the hammer hit my finger instead of the nail, and... well, I
can't think of anything else apart from maybe broken fingernails, which can
be very annoying when you're a guitarist, but don't come into the category
of serious industrial accidents. I use sharp knives, power tools including a
professional quality electric staple gun, and so on, but there's no need to
have serious accidents if you take care. My OtherHalf, in his musical
instrument repair workshop uses similar tools to mine as well as hot gas
torches, solder, a metalworking lathe, various drills, and many very sharp
objects. Occasionally I hear him swearing but the worst that's happened has
been very minor burns or cuts. It's a funny thing, but most people who use
dangerous tools actually take great care when they're using them, without
being nannied. (And the ones who don't take care maybe deserve to be removed
from the gene pool before they're old enough to reproduce....)

ally


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