I have been reading a few letters recently in the Caravan Club Magazine where they are waxing lyrical about the dangers of plugging a power lead into the power socket before plugging the other end into the caravan/camper socket.
i.e. you are walking across wet grass holding a live cable.
Thinking about this, how risky is it?
I think most people will plug in and switch on a long extension lead before unreeling it to a remote work site - trusting in the fact that the sockets do not have any exposed live bits. I think also few people walk back and switch off the extension lead each time they stop using a power tool for a bit - unplugging the tool eliminates the main risk.
The orange leads with the blue socket ends also do not have any exposed pins - the socket is deeply recessed and covered by a spring loaded cap.
So is there an appreciable risk or are the CC letter writers being a little to precious (as is their wont)?
Cheers
Dave R