As an electrician, you know these as your go-to, frontline troubleshooting tools—the first tools you reach for, and for good reason.
Rapid work with many of the leading names in voltage detection with FLUKE, Martindale, Testo & Voltcraft in the range designed for use in every application and in nearly any environment.
Including non-contact voltage detectors and voltage testers with continuity detectors these testers are accurate,
safe and easy to use.
These are the tools that belong in your tool belt. Once you have them, you’ll wonder how you ever worked without them.
Safe Isolation
Safe isolation procedures are in place to ensure that workers on site are not exposed to danger when working on or near live electrical systems and equipment. Both the standards for the equipment and the potential penalties for non-compliance have changed in recent years.
With around 1,000 serious accidents in the workplace each year and 16% of all fatalities linked to electricity, it’s clear to see how following simple safe isolation procedures and using the correct equipment can keep your team safe and avoid heavy penalties which can exceed £10M for non-compliance. In fact changes to sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences have resulted in average fines trebling.
The rules of safe isolation are:
Obtain permission to start work (a Permit may be required in some situations)
Identify the source(s) of supply using an approved voltage indicator or test lamp
Prove that the approved voltage indicator or test lamp is functioning correctly
Isolate the supply(s)
Secure the isolation
Prove the system/equipment is DEAD using an approved voltage indicator or test lamp
Prove that the approved voltage indicator or test lamp is functioning correctly
Put up warning signs to tell other people that the electrical installation has been isolated
Once the system/equipment is proved DEAD, work can begin
