# The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, Regulation 8: Earthing or other suitable precautions

Extent: E+W+S

Precautions shall be taken, either by earthing or by other suitable means, to prevent danger arising when any conductor (other than a circuit conductor) which may reasonably foreseeably become charged as a result of either the use of a system, or a fault in a system, becomes so charged; and, for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this regulation, a conductor shall be regarded as earthed when it is connected to the general mass of earth by conductors of sufficient strength and current-carrying capability to discharge electrical energy to earth.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/635/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-at-work-regulations-1989/regulation-8
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