Here is another example of not having access.
A stove point left exposed: (an incident which actually killed a new owners 2 year old child)
Customer buys a gas stove so they move the new gas stove to a new position. but when they disconnect and remove the old stove the wires are left exposed a big double door fridge is positioned in front of the old stove point so you cant see it.
the inspector is called out to carry out an inspection doesnt pull the big fridge out the way to see what is behind it. does the test, takes his pics etc. Wires are exposed and not touching, so no faults are detected.
The seller moves out, the removal company loads everything and their stuff is shipped to another country.
The new owner arrives at the house, the 2 year old runs into the kitchen.
Now you have a situation. Who was responsible for isolating that exposed wire and why did the inspector not test and make it safe. Part of the test is to check the operation of every single switch.
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