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<blockquote data-quote="roys" data-source="post: 457870" data-attributes="member: 5044"><p>We would only have normal PPE (safety glasses, coveralls,)on for routine racking in and out of breakers.</p><p></p><p>We only put on the flash suit, full face masking, HV gloves, when we were " live sticking" or potentially live sticking.</p><p></p><p>This was done when proving dead on the bus bars or phase rotation checks when, for example a new transformer was installed, so before a a bus tie breaker went anywhere near it, we would put the proving sticks on both sides of the bars to prove they were in phase. For this the flash suit etc were for sure donned.</p><p></p><p>It is good to be familiar with the racking operation and interlocks of your breakers so that when you get called to it at 3am you do have a mental / muscle memory starting point, as I am sure you have felt now there is that point when you rack in breakers that it gets a bit tighter and that is the shutters opening but still reguires a little more to engage the contacts. Of course everything is within reason and I would want a read of the O&amp;M manuals, most are available on line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roys, post: 457870, member: 5044"] We would only have normal PPE (safety glasses, coveralls,)on for routine racking in and out of breakers. We only put on the flash suit, full face masking, HV gloves, when we were " live sticking" or potentially live sticking. This was done when proving dead on the bus bars or phase rotation checks when, for example a new transformer was installed, so before a a bus tie breaker went anywhere near it, we would put the proving sticks on both sides of the bars to prove they were in phase. For this the flash suit etc were for sure donned. It is good to be familiar with the racking operation and interlocks of your breakers so that when you get called to it at 3am you do have a mental / muscle memory starting point, as I am sure you have felt now there is that point when you rack in breakers that it gets a bit tighter and that is the shutters opening but still reguires a little more to engage the contacts. Of course everything is within reason and I would want a read of the O&M manuals, most are available on line. [/QUOTE]
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