As I see it but I am not a lawyer ![Wink ;)](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
My concern is for production staff who test the product before it's assembled in the final enclosure.
This is the responsibility of the company they do this work for. There should be qualified, instructed personell, isolated workbenches or other safety precautions taken. All the responsibility of the company.
There is live mains present that could be contacted during the test procedure.
What are the taken precautions? Isolated mains supply? Earth breakers? Emergency stop buttons to shut down all benches at once? Instructions never to work alone.
These are just a few that were in place at my place of work when we worked on such stuff.
But you are saying you are not an informed person? You are not aware of the local electrical guidelines, dangers etc?
Thanks for the suggestions.
I'll suggest the emergency stop button and not to work alone, these are both good ideas.
As for isolated mains, wouldn't that make things more dangerous? All the benches are protected by ELCBs, if we use isolation transformers I don't think the ELCBs would still work. BTW, the directors opinion is that the ELCBs make everything safe, my understanding is that this is not the case if you're hooked across the active-neutral with no path to ground.
I need to do some more homework on the local NSW guidelines, I can start with AS3000, does anyone know where else I should be looking for NSW regulations?