{"id":101075,"date":"2024-08-04T10:40:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T00:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=101075"},"modified":"2024-08-04T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T00:49:06","slug":"union-fuming-after-firefighter-shocked-by-stray-current-in-sydney-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=101075","title":{"rendered":"Union fuming after firefighter shocked by ‘stray current’ in Sydney Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A firefighter received an electric shocked yesterday during safety tests of the Sydney Metro, leading to concerns from the union over the safety of the railway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A firefighter was shocked during a real-life testing scenario of an “uncontrolled evacuation” at Barangaroo Station yesterday, when he was shocked by what Sydney Metro has described as a “stray current.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire Brigade Employees Union\ufeff (FBEU) and Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) had performed three previous safety tests before the firefighter was zapped.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A firefighter was shocked during a real-life testing scenario of an “uncontrolled evacuation” at Barangaroo Station yesterday. (AFR Louie Douvis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The FBEU said the Sydney Metro delays were due to an 11-page document detailing unresolved safety issues in the tunnel, documented by FRNSw in mid-July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FBEU State Secretary Leighton Drury said only 10 of the safety issues listed on the 11-page document have been fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A firefighter that is usually out saving lives was attended to by paramedics yesterday after receiving a shock which Sydney Metro has explained as a ‘stray current'”, Drury said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But we’re not about to toy with firefighters and the general public’s lives because this project is late due to [the previous government’s] failure to address these problems years ago.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union also said stray electrical currents are a “clear and serious” danger to firefighters as they enter emergency situations with ladders and water. \ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will not be sending firefighters into this situation until we have a report from an electrical engineer explaining how this occurred and how it can be ruled out in future,” Drury said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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