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wilmer:
Hi Guys,


I recently start a position in a company doing automation. In the first days , I check an electrical cabinet that has a linear controller( a beauty of controller) inmediteatly I notice that there was no emergency button. Also they didnt isolated neutral line and only isolated live line. I race the question to my manager and then we send an email. They respond that It will be an extra cost to put an emergency button  |O .  how in hell they didnt put the button? do they dont know that building and designing the cabinet makes them responsible?


I am in a problem because I want to address that this is a stupid error that it is from a stupid design. But I am new in the job and I dont want to start to create friction with the suppliers.

Any suggestions an hints in how to talk and address this are welcome.


Brumby:
If you have raised the problem with your supervisor and are sure you have communicated the issue properly, then there is not much more you can do.  There is a skill you will need to develop - and it's commonly called "a thick skin".  This is because you will come across a number of situations that are less than ideal, but you will not be in a position to do much about them.

The cost argument against correction is a common one and is nearly always supported by history - i.e. that the system has been working fine, without incident.  The disaster which could eventuate has not been encountered and is not seen as likely.


If you are new in a job, becoming a champion of such matters has the potential to severely affect your future there - especially if you push too far.

jwet:
The advice given above is very sound.  The real world doesn't work perfectly or much like it.  Most of the world operates with less than optimal designs and solutions and luckily there is enough margin that it works mostly.  When you get a task, do a clean, safe job and don't cut corners.  Backfitting and repairing things that work but aren't quite right generally don't get priority.  Good luck in your job.

ANTALIFE:
I think you have taken it as far as you should. It's good that you have created a paper trail to void you of any responsibilities if something was to happen, but like others have said it's up to the management to act on it

Tomorokoshi:
In some fashion there are construction and safety standards that apply to the product. Find out what they are. They could be specified by the customer, required by local regulations, etc. Determine which parts of the design fall under which parts of the standards. It's possible that those items are not required due to some detail with voltage, power, current, temperature, installation location, or some other factor.

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