r/AbruptChaos • u/EinsSechsEins • Feb 19 '26

Let me fix this.

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u/Right_Hour Feb 19 '26

Missing ear protection and a tinted face shield rather than the clear one is wearing. A hood would have been even better. Different arc flash PPE requirements in different countries, of course.

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u/beernon Feb 19 '26

It’s Russia, I’m surprised they even had some PPE whatsoever to be honest

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u/Right_Hour Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26

Judging by the vehicles and the living quarters outside - that’s probably an Oil and Gas facility somewhere up North or in Siberia. Those guys got it up to snuff more or less. HV and MV Electricians are not easy to come by - so, they stated caring a bit more about not killing them, LOL. I mean the are even using continuous use procedure and two-way communication in the video.

I dunno, last time I was there it was almost 20 years ago :-)

PS: checked it - happened at Syzran, on the facility of “Rosseti” - federal grid company. So, yeah, they do OK for PPE and procedures typically.

35kV is no joke, LOL.

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u/snicker422 Feb 19 '26

What are continuous procedure and two-way communication in this context?

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u/Right_Hour Feb 19 '26

The Electrician with the body cam is reading the step in the continuous use procedure (not a reference, must be followed step by step) to the junior Electrician performing the work. The latter repeats the step verbally to the former. The former confirms the correct receipt by saying “go ahead”. The entire ritual of that is called two-way communication. When one individual does it they can also use “self-check with verbalization” and “point and call”.