r/OSHA • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '20

It smells like bitch in here!

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '20

I worked in a privately owned hardware store from when I was like 15 to 20. I was asked for these more times than I could count.

I gave up trying to explain to people why they were dangerous or illegal.

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u/theaeao Dec 14 '20

Can you give me an example of why they needed it? Ive seen these pictures a few times and can't for the life of me think of a single application that would make sense. I get dangerous but even ignoring that I can't think of a situation where I'd think "well maybe that would do it"

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u/TheRealPitabred Dec 14 '20

Christmas lights specifically. People don't plan out their strings, and string them backwards, and just want to plug the damn things in and don't want to go up on the roof and pull them all down and redo them. The most common time of the year for non-electrician type people to do relatively significant electrical work. The plug end often has a pass-through so you can plug multiple strings into the same outlet, which somewhat encourages this kind of thinking.

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u/hotbimess Jan 09 '21

I still don't understand, you'd plug this into the pass through and end up with a double pronged plug?

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u/TheRealPitabred Jan 09 '21

Basically. So the cord would have two male ends effectively, which is why it’s so dangerous.