Professional Electrician interviewed Tradefox founder James Cornet about the launch of the Tradefox Safe Isolation Simulator. The feature was published on 21 November 2024.
Why it was built
James grew up around construction and trained as an electrician alongside a career in construction management. He told the magazine that the Grenfell Tower fire, and near misses he had seen from unsafe isolation, made electrical safety a personal goal. Classroom time only allows a handful of supervised attempts at safe isolation, so a simulator lets learners rehearse the procedure, and the “what if” moments such as a faulty voltage indicator, as often as they need.
How it works
Learners work through a checklist, picking the right tools and using them correctly, following the 12-step safe isolation method. There is a video introduction, a guided mode with voiceover for apprentices, and an unguided mode for experienced electricians. The simulator runs on PC, iOS and Android, and the safe isolation simulations are free.
Read the full interview on Professional Electrician, or try the Electrician course.
