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Steve Knights and Simon Barrow have identified live cables in a shop fascia that had been cut.
The sign was on a light sensor, so the de-branding company didn’t realise that the cables were
live; they cut them and left in situ. If this wasn’t rectified, someone could have been killed when
the supply was resumed during the hours of darkness. The cost to our customer, and/or the
contractor could have been the loss of a life and a fine of £20,000 for a breach of the Health &
Safety at Work Act 1974.
On another site, Steve and Simon identified a fireman’s switch that was “off”, but the dispensers
were all working. This could have led to tragedy as well as huge financial implications for our
customer in the event of an emergency necessitation isolation of pumps.
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