TS06
Electrical
- Jan 15, 2007
- 3
Hey,
I have had a question come to me from one of our field personnel wondering if it is safe to operate equipment which has a gradient control mat but is under a few feet of snow. My initial reaction was to say no, and to suggest shovelling out the mat prior to equipment operation. But when I sat down to think about it a little more, it just seemed like an extra layer of resistive material between the operator and the equipment, for example a thicker rubber glove. As such the parallel combination of the higher resistive operator and the near zero resistance alternate path should make the operator safer. Is this a logical thought process? Does anyone know of any standards on this issue? Thoughts?
reference to simialar thread thread238-166391
Thanks,
TS06
I have had a question come to me from one of our field personnel wondering if it is safe to operate equipment which has a gradient control mat but is under a few feet of snow. My initial reaction was to say no, and to suggest shovelling out the mat prior to equipment operation. But when I sat down to think about it a little more, it just seemed like an extra layer of resistive material between the operator and the equipment, for example a thicker rubber glove. As such the parallel combination of the higher resistive operator and the near zero resistance alternate path should make the operator safer. Is this a logical thought process? Does anyone know of any standards on this issue? Thoughts?
reference to simialar thread thread238-166391
Thanks,
TS06