Andy
Yes the convenience factor and use of touch controls would make the switch useful in a scenario such as that described.
So if I touch the cooker where the basic and fault protection have both failed, it sounds like you're suggesting that subsequent to my serious injury/death, I have a switch from where my zombie corpse can isolate the cooker and prevent anyone else meeting the maker too. If so that is not right; the requirements of the regulations are to prevent death and serious injury from electricity, a cooker switch cannot perform that function upon failure of basic and fault protection.
If you feel that additional protection is required, I suggest you think about adding a 30mA RCD of the appropriate characteristics.
Yes the convenience factor and use of touch controls would make the switch useful in a scenario such as that described.
Well, I would like to know about a live appliance casing before I touch it, really.When you or guest in your property gets a belt from it! How do you think?
The cooker controls ain't going to stop that and don't bank on the protective device doing so either!
So if I touch the cooker where the basic and fault protection have both failed, it sounds like you're suggesting that subsequent to my serious injury/death, I have a switch from where my zombie corpse can isolate the cooker and prevent anyone else meeting the maker too. If so that is not right; the requirements of the regulations are to prevent death and serious injury from electricity, a cooker switch cannot perform that function upon failure of basic and fault protection.
If you feel that additional protection is required, I suggest you think about adding a 30mA RCD of the appropriate characteristics.