Brian Gaff wrote

Well, if that were the case why don't all these folk tog up this way, and
they don't!

For the same reason you see lots of variability with everything.

Some are silly enough to dress up like that when
mowing the lawn, others do it with bare feet.

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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GB wrote:

he donned thick elbow length rubber gauntlets, plus a full face
polycarbonate shield. THEN, he removed the main fuse.

What if some part of the service head disintegrated as he pulled the fuse
and made a short across the incomer, protected only by whatever fuse is
out in the street/substation?