Crosby residents say City Power official showed them how to restore power by themselves

[ForceFate]

I wish I could see the state of SA through your eyes. I've become too cynical lately.

Fair. However, you can't paint everything with the same brush.

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

Residents furious after man electrocuted, claim City Power official showed them how to restore power | News24

Crosby residents are furious after City Power claimed that a man who was electrocuted while trying to restore electricity in the Johannesburg suburb had opened a substation illegally and that it had blown up in his face.

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Someone needs to teach the journalist that electrocuted means killed by electrocution

This guy was shocked, like Cyril is often, not electrocuted.

Definition of electrocute​

transitive verb: to kill or severely injure by electric shock
Because of flawed electrical work by contractors, the bulletin stated, soldiers at U.S. bases in Iraq had received severe electrical shocks, and some had even been electrocuted.

 

[zophas]

From Wiktionary:​

Usage notes​

• Formally, the words electrocute and electrocution always imply fatality. Informally, however, these terms are rather often used to refer to serious but nonfatal electric shocks. Standard usage is to reserve electrocute and electrocution for fatal electric shocks, and to use shock or electric shock for nonfatal ones.
• Originally, electrocute and electrocution specifically referred only to judicial execution by electric shock. However, electrocute and electrocution are now used to refer to all fatal electric shocks, even those not used in execution.

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

From Wiktionary:​

Usage notes​

• Formally, the words electrocute and electrocution always imply fatality. Informally, however, these terms are rather often used to refer to serious but nonfatal electric shocks. Standard usage is to reserve electrocute and electrocution for fatal electric shocks, and to use shock or electric shock for nonfatal ones.
• Originally, electrocute and electrocution specifically referred only to judicial execution by electric shock. However, electrocute and electrocution are now used to refer to all fatal electric shocks, even those not used in execution.

Did you just wiki vs Merriam Webster.
And pick wiki ?

 

[RudderVator]

Thats what an Arc flash can do. Can you imagine standing near that panel with no PPE?

People think these large breakers are like your house DB board.

Someone needs to teach the journalist that electrocuted means killed by electrocution

This guy was shocked, like Cyril is often, not electrocuted.

 

[zophas]

Did you just wiki vs Merriam Webster.
And pick wiki ?

I guess I could have posted ALL the various dictionary definitions but it would have made the post too long.
I will try not to piss you off with Wiki posts in future ok?

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

I guess I could have posted ALL the various dictionary definitions but it would have made the post too long.
I will try not to piss you off with Wiki posts in future ok?

Just saying, wiki is not M/W tier.
No anger.

 

[Bewlen]

I want them to rat out the person who gave them the key. It can't be that difficult.

What outcome would you expect, should such a person be identified?

We have identified people who stole billions, yet roam free without even the slightest fear of being prosecuted. South africa is governed by a criminal organization. Key-guy has nothing to fear.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Thats what an Arc flash can do. Can you imagine standing near that panel with no PPE?

People think these large breakers are like your house DB board.

Well aware. I hold a high voltage certificate as well as certified for lock out tag out authority. I have worn the suit, flash hood, gloves, boots and tested the rubber mat I stood on with a 5000 Volt Meggar to ensure it wasn't a cheap copy before switching.

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

Well aware. I hold a high voltage certificate as well as certified for lock out tag out authority. I have worn the suit, flash hood, gloves, boots and tested the rubber mat I stood on with a 5000 Volt Meggar to ensure it wasn't a cheap copy before switching.

5000 volt meggar ?
You know it is a brand, not the name of the instrument right ?
Ps you even spelt it wrong.
Is 5000 volts classed as high voltage in RSA ?

 

[ForceFate]

What outcome would you expect, should such a person be identified?

They do face disciplinary action. That's at least what the municipality I used to stay at did. Their electricians would go ballistic if they found someone tempering with their equipment.

We have identified people who stole billions, yet roam free without even the slightest fear of being prosecuted. South africa is governed by a criminal organization. Key-guy has nothing to fear.

Not the same. Operational staff doesn't have the same political protection as their seniors.

 

[rvZA]

Fair. However, you can't paint everything with the same brush.

Bring the brush and I will show you how to do it....

 

[ForceFate]

5000 volt meggar ?
You know it is a brand, not the name of the instrument right ?
Ps you even spelt it wrong.
Is 5000 volts classed as high voltage in RSA ?

People in the field just call every HV insulation tester, megger. They even use it as verb.

"Please go megger that cable before they close the trench"...

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

People in the field just call every HV insulation tester, megger. They even use it as verb.

"Please go megger that cable before they close the trench"...

Which is no problem.

 

[ForceFate]

Bring the brush and I will show you how to do it....

Yours is not different from EFF's "all whites are racist" narrative. The other side of the same fringe coin?

 

[ForceFate]

5000 volt meggar ?
You know it is a brand, not the name of the instrument right ?
Ps you even spelt it wrong.
Is 5000 volts classed as high voltage in RSA ?

No. It's MV. Anyone with HV certificate can work on MV and LV.

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

No. It's MV. Anyone with HV certificate can work on MV and LV.

Anyone with an HV certificate would know it is not HV.
And would not humblebrag about testing something with a "5k meggar".
If they knew, they would know its pointless.
In the context of what he said.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

5000 volt meggar ?
You know it is a brand, not the name of the instrument right ?
Ps you even spelt it wrong.
Is 5000 volts classed as high voltage in RSA ?

Yes it's a brand. You just looked that up. But all insulation testers are colloquially known as Meggars in the electrical industry, no matter the brand. Like all vacuum cleaners are known as Hoovers in the UK, no matter the brand. You didn't know that, did you?

5000 volts is the supplied test voltage of the Meggar used to test rubber mats. 5000V is classified as high voltage for safety purposes anywhere in the world. Would you like to tell me where the high voltage classification starts?

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Anyone with an HV certificate would know it is not HV.
And would not humblebrag about testing something with a "5k meggar".
If they knew, they would know its pointless.
In the context of what he said.

So, tell me the test voltage of the mat then?

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

Yes it's a brand. You just looked that up. But all insulation testers are colloquially known as Meggars in the electrical industry, no matter the brand. Like all vacuum cleaners are known as Hoovers in the UK, no matter the brand. You didn't know that, did you?

5000 volts is the supplied test voltage of the Meggar used to test rubber mats. 5000V is classified as high voltage anywhere in the world. Would you like to tell me where the high voltage classification starts?

So what was the voltage which required the full ppe then ?
I asked you about RSA, is it considered HV ?
Citation needed.