I'll bet you could, on purpose, dump a whole box of paperclips right down the wall, and none would land on the prongs. And if the cord was plugged in properly, the prongs won't be exposed anyway.
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Isn't that why God created circuit breakers?
Both of my testers have the lights visible from either side. No headstands required.
Such a tester should work just as well with either orientation. I don't have any ground-up wall receptacles to try this with, but they work fine in extension cords turned any way.
Rules don't prevent accidents (or 2 year olds).
That would be difficult to arrange. You could fit a paper clip around the ground prong and then plug it in.
However, the probability of this causing a short is still greater than with the ground up.
These things (plugs) do get knocked loose. If the prongs still make contact, the user is unlikely to notice.
There's still a spark, and sometimes a receptacle will be close to a leaking gas heater.
Like this:
I think you have to many "what if's" to make it practical
That is why you put up the asbestos barrier.
Don't get him started with asbestos!!!
That could be true if installing a receptacle ground-up was any harder than installing it ground-down. Since there isn't any difference there, even a very small difference in risk makes it worthwhile.
And hope you don't have one of those non-trip breakers people have been talking about.
It was required by the person who brought us our paychecks.
The reason he gave was that a metal item falling down the wall would hit the ground plug instead of the hot if the cord was not fully plugged in. (We also used stainless steel receptacle covers and the screws do work loose)
"They" said it was a requirement in "patient care areas" Dunno if it was local or where it came from, but it was law for us.
Seems like a good enough reason to me.
Company rule, not "law". And he was out of line. Also, why would the cover plate screws work loose? I've never seen one work loose in my life.
sIf you're a follower and never question authority, i guess it's a good rule.
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There are times to vehemently question authority, there are times to do what you are told.
Works both way. I often take the suggestions from subordinates but I sometimes just say "that is the way I want it". I don't have to give a reason, other than I'm the boss.
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