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Lubrication of circuit breakers - Safety notice _ HSE

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Department Name:
Electrical engineering

Bulletin No:
STSU2 - 2021

Issue Date:
09/2021

"Investigation into an explosion of a HV circuit breaker indicated that recently carried out maintenance may have been a causal factor. The incident resulted in catastrophic failure of the HV circuit breaker leading to fire / explosion and could have resulted in fatal injuries"

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Re: Lubrication of circuit breakers - Safety notice _ HSE

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OUCH!!!

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