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Colour blind test
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:17 pm
by Argyll
My son is considering applying for an apprenticeship to be an electrician. However he is colourblind. I'm told this doesn't apply anymore since the change the colours of the wires back in early 2000.
Any advice appreciated.
Colour blind test
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:24 pm
by arco_iris
Don't know about that, can't understand what colour blindness actually is, absolutely no knowledge to impart or advice to give but are there not different degrees of colour blindness? Is it not shades of grey, so red v. black becomes irrelevant?
See if he passes the test.
Colour blind test
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:15 pm
by Someone-Else
Red and black cables are not a standard colour that are installed, yes you will find it in older houses, but not something to be relied on.
Colour blind test
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:20 pm
by Someone-Else
Argyll, your son can try a colour blindness test
Click here
Did you know you can actually get "colour blind" glasses. It lets colour blind people see as most folk see colours.
As for can he get an electricians apprenticeship, I wish him good luck, no really, all the best to him.
Colour blind test
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:26 pm
by Scotty001
Argyle, do you know what type of colour blindness he is affected by?
red-green color blindness:
Deuteranomaly
Protanomaly
Protanopia / deuteranopia
blue-yellow color blindness:
Tritanomaly
Tritanopia
Or
Complete color blindness?
I did find this extract on a website
"That being said
, it is worth noting that when applying for an electrical apprenticeship you do have to undergo a colour blindness test. This doesn’t apply to those who are training as a domestic installer or funding their own training though."
https://www.electricaltimes.co.uk/the-f ... -are-they/
I found the exact same quote across multiple electrical websites and trade sites
Including details that some electricians affected by colourblindness use filtered glasses to help distinguish between the colours that their type of colour blindness affects.
. That it is mainly the electrical engineering trade (distribution / transmission sectors) where a form of colour blindness could is likely to be a no go (alot of the network phasing is still the old red yellow & blue sheithing)
Colour blind test
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:04 am
by big-all
Scotty001 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:26 pm
Argyle, do you know what type of colour blindness he is affected by?
red-green color blindness:
Deuteranomaly
Protanomaly
Protanopia / deuteranopia
blue-yellow color blindness:
Tritanomaly
Tritanopia
Or
Complete color blindness?
I did find this extract on a website
"That being said
, it is worth noting that when applying for an electrical apprenticeship you do have to undergo a colour blindness test. This doesn’t apply to those who are training as a domestic installer or funding their own training though."
<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">
https://www.electricaltimes.co.uk/the-f ... ey</span>/
I found the exact same quote across multiple electrical websites and trade sites
Including details that some electricians affected by colourblindness use filtered glasses to help distinguish between the colours that their type of colour blindness affects.
. That it is mainly the electrical engineering trade (distribution / transmission sectors) where a form of colour blindness could is likely to be a no go (alot of the network phasing is still the old red yellow & blue sheithing)
Scotty001 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:26 pm
Argyle, do you know what type of colour blindness he is affected by?
red-green color blindness:
Deuteranomaly
Protanomaly
Protanopia / deuteranopia
blue-yellow color blindness:
Tritanomaly
Tritanopia
Or
Complete color blindness?
I did find this extract on a website
"That being said
, it is worth noting that when applying for an electrical apprenticeship you do have to undergo a colour blindness test. This doesn’t apply to those who are training as a domestic installer or funding their own training though."
<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">
https://www.electricaltimes.co.uk/the-f ... ey</span>/
I found the exact same quote across multiple electrical websites and trade sites
Including details that some electricians affected by colourblindness use filtered glasses to help distinguish between the colours that their type of colour blindness affects.
. That it is mainly the electrical engineering trade (distribution / transmission sectors) where a form of colour blindness could is likely to be a no go (alot of the network phasing is still the old red yellow & blue sheithing)
ok my thoughts
"This doesn’t apply to those who are training as a domestic installer or funding their own training "
this can mean nothing and everything as in no industry recognized qualification for general use just a very restricted "some may be happy with but no gtees" situation but purely a guess
Colour blind test
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:18 am
by Argyll
Scotty001 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:26 pm
Argyle, do you know what type of colour blindness he is affected by?
I'm waiting on him getting back to me.
Colour blind test
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:39 pm
by Argyll
I've since spoken to an optometrist who recommended getting a 'City' Test which determines the severity of his colour blindness. Btw SE he scored zero in the Ishahara test
Apparently these new specs aren't the silver bullet everyone thinks they are.
I have him booked in for the City test and we'll take it from there.
Colour blind test
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:11 pm
by Argyll
I told him because he's a mag he really only does see in black and white
Colour blind test
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:19 pm
by Someone-Else
Argyll wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:11 pmhe's a mag
Colour blind test
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:33 pm
by Scotty001
Newcastle united suporter, where as Sunderland are red and white, he may end up supporting them in error if he can't make out the difference between black and red, and if they were to play each other he would have no idea what team had the ball.
