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As A Trainee Electrican Do I Have A Duty To Change A Dangerous Situation If I Feel Competent To Do So?
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<blockquote data-quote="dannkaz" data-source="post: 390803" data-attributes="member: 26104"><p>Hi my name is Danny, I am 29 and ive had experience working on building sites since the age of 13, I've always taken a interest in electrical work and electricians I have worked alongside and have gained a lot of self taught skills and knowledge. I've now just completed my C&amp;G level 2 and am continuing onto the level 3 in September.</p><p></p><p>My parents in law have recently had an extension fitted and have been having problems with bulbs popping and lights flickering once switched off. last week I was asked if I could extend a double socket in their garage, so I isolated the MCB on the consumer unit to the garage but when I tested I found live running through the neutral. I went back to the consumer unit to double check my isolation to discover that the electrician that had installed the extension had crossed the polarity to the consumer unit.</p><p></p><p>As this was family and I had found this problem I swapped them round which solved their problems but my question is should I have of left them as they were or did I do right to change them. I felt I had a duty to ensure they were safe as this is my family and it was unpaid work. I have informed them they need to contact the company whom performed the original work and request a inspection and testing certificate for their work carried out as I feel this could not have been done as the fault would have been detected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannkaz, post: 390803, member: 26104"] Hi my name is Danny, I am 29 and ive had experience working on building sites since the age of 13, I've always taken a interest in electrical work and electricians I have worked alongside and have gained a lot of self taught skills and knowledge. I've now just completed my C&G level 2 and am continuing onto the level 3 in September. My parents in law have recently had an extension fitted and have been having problems with bulbs popping and lights flickering once switched off. last week I was asked if I could extend a double socket in their garage, so I isolated the MCB on the consumer unit to the garage but when I tested I found live running through the neutral. I went back to the consumer unit to double check my isolation to discover that the electrician that had installed the extension had crossed the polarity to the consumer unit. As this was family and I had found this problem I swapped them round which solved their problems but my question is should I have of left them as they were or did I do right to change them. I felt I had a duty to ensure they were safe as this is my family and it was unpaid work. I have informed them they need to contact the company whom performed the original work and request a inspection and testing certificate for their work carried out as I feel this could not have been done as the fault would have been detected. [/QUOTE]
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