Originally Posted by
fezzington
They're also a tripping hazard. We did a mock evac in a simulator (nothing official, but when you have to practice it 15 times in a day, you get time to experiment), and put chargers in some rows. Almost every row that had chargers, had someone trip into the aisle when smoke was added in (low-vis). And these were people that knew they were there.
Trying to understand the scenario and put things in perspective. People actually tripped over a charger or charger cable? Were these chargers huge? Those chargers come loose just from light turbulence, I don't see them having enough friction strength to stay plugged in and actually trip someone. How much friction holds a charger cable to a device or power end? How can that be enough force to trip someone? I "trip" on my cables all the time. They don't actually trip me, the charger comes out of the outlet or the phone. It's not like the thick strap of an underseat bag. Did you have really cables that were wrapped around people's legs? How is this different than headphone cables in headphone jacks which are sometimes located in the same spot? And this tripping hazard is worse than tablets, books, dogs, etc all over the floor? I'm not saying it is impossible for someone to trip over a charger cable, but why focus on that one item when there seems to be so many other things that are much worse trip hazards. It should be based on risk, probability of occurrence, and impact. Even with the tripping, how long did it take for everyone to evac?