Plastic trunking? Metal wok space

[Tigercubrider]

We have just been given a purpose built space
one of the specified activities to take place in one of the rooms is metal working.

Among the metal working activities will be angle grinding, mig welding, possible arc welding and maybe in future, plasma cutting.
Plus big bits of metal being swung around.

I was surprised that all of the electrical outlets are in plastic trunking - the dado Height stuff used in offices.
Is this right?

 

[ericmark]

I have seen metal distribution units crushed by fork lifts, even destroyed the rails put up to protect them. What ever you do there is still a risk, and one has to assess the risk, so with RCD protected sockets if a lump of metal smashes it what is the risk?

So what is your risk assessment?

 

[Tigercubrider]

We only got the building at noon on Friday.
I was just surprised that a room dedicated to activities with loads of sparks would use plastic trunking not metal.
No forklifts, no RAs yet as that is next week.
I remember last time we had some electrical mods done in an old building, the estates department insisted on metal.
And that wasn’t even in a heavy workshop.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Maybe the room was originally an office.

 

[Tigercubrider]

New building!

 

[conny]

May not have originally been designated as a metal working area, or someone forgot to put it on the electricians work schedule.

You could ask the owners about it and point out what your RA concludes.

 

[SUNRAY]

We have just been given a purpose built space
one of the specified activities to take place in one of the rooms is metal working.

Among the metal working activities will be angle grinding, mig welding, possible arc welding and maybe in future, plasma cutting.
Plus big bits of metal being swung around.

I was surprised that all of the electrical outlets are in plastic trunking - the dado Height stuff used in offices.
Is this right?

Not in my head...
But I'll be quite sure it's compliant other than the bit that says something to the effect of 'suitable for the situation'