• Question: Is your job dangerous sometimes?

    Asked by duty521waws on 19 Dec 2024. This question was also asked by neck521waws.
    • Photo: Stephen Batchen

      Stephen Batchen answered on 19 Dec 2024:

      It can be. If we get it wrong the bridge may not work and cause problems. But also when being built we need to design something that isn’t putting people at risk when they are building it. We need to design for user safety, but also for the team that build it to make sure it is safe to build.

    • Photo: Caroline Roche

      Caroline Roche answered on 20 Dec 2024:

      Sometimes. Alot of my work uses electrical signals so there’s always a risk of electrocution.
      plus most of the areas my control systems are installed in are considered hazardous; radiation, nuclear contamination, dangers from remote handling machines, chemicals etc.
      But health and safety is a priority, so risk assessments are carried out to reduce and remove as many risks as possible. Most common response is that only the people who need to be in the area go into the area, I try not to be one of those people and stay in the control room with my laptop.

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