One of our teams have recently installed some service sockets, 13 amp one gang, in a BT exchange however there's no RCD protection for the outlets. I was not aware of this installation until the cert came into my possession.
These sockets are in the bottom of a 600mm telecoms rack and are for engineers to plug in laptops, drill chargers etc
Our customer, who are a third party to BT, have stated the following:
The RCD sockets are not required to be RCD protected, as they are labelled for maintenance purposes only and not required for untrained staff. All contractors have their own RCD protected equipment who plug into them.
These sockets will be accessible by non-instructed persons to plug in all manner of things. I have quoted 411.3.3 for the yellow book that they need a documented risk assessment to omit RCD protection as this socket will not be used for a specific piece of equipment.
Circuit is singles in containment so no requirement for RCD protection there, only for the end user at the socket. My work around for this is to install 30mA RCD socket-outlets but this has started a bit of an argument which I would like to avoid.
The customer is responsible for the design of the installation, we are only there for construction and I&T.
I have insisted that the installation team go back and either disconnect them or install 30mA RCD socket-outlets.
Please tell me I'm not going mad???
These sockets are in the bottom of a 600mm telecoms rack and are for engineers to plug in laptops, drill chargers etc
Our customer, who are a third party to BT, have stated the following:
The RCD sockets are not required to be RCD protected, as they are labelled for maintenance purposes only and not required for untrained staff. All contractors have their own RCD protected equipment who plug into them.
These sockets will be accessible by non-instructed persons to plug in all manner of things. I have quoted 411.3.3 for the yellow book that they need a documented risk assessment to omit RCD protection as this socket will not be used for a specific piece of equipment.
Circuit is singles in containment so no requirement for RCD protection there, only for the end user at the socket. My work around for this is to install 30mA RCD socket-outlets but this has started a bit of an argument which I would like to avoid.
The customer is responsible for the design of the installation, we are only there for construction and I&T.
I have insisted that the installation team go back and either disconnect them or install 30mA RCD socket-outlets.
Please tell me I'm not going mad???