[bombcar]

The hazards have to be knowable (they all are) and you have to take the precautions.

The trick is, that professionals often need to know how to do something just barely safely so that they can do it fast and efficiently.

But a hobbyist doesn't need to do it fast, so you can do it very safely.

In this example, learn how to ground out the equipment, do so, and then leave it for weeks, etc.

[ddingus]

Yes! And that is precisely the advice I got many years ago.

Take your time, get educated, when possible talk to people and get the task done.

Over time a lot of best safety practices overlap and blend together and one learns how to be safe without so much angst and unknown prep.

Doing things yourself adds right up too. After a few years you will end up quite skilled and the payoffs start to have real impact!