A bunch of those big breakers require two people. One person in a flash suit and another with a 2m long pole around the first person. That way if an arc flash happens, the second person can yank the first person to safety without also getting hurt.

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pocksuppet 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Why don't they use the pole to flip the breaker from 2m away?

	▲	defrost 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Ruins the fun and interrupts instilling respect deep into the bones of interns. Allegedly While on "work experience" from high school I was put on washing power lines coming straight out of the local power station near the ocean - lots of salt buildups to clear. Same deal, flashover suits and occasional arcs .. and much laughter from the ground operators who drifted the work bucket close.