# The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016, Paragraph 11: Additional means of protection

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Equipment and protective systems which may be exposed to certain types of external stresses must be equipped, where necessary, with additional means of protection.
(2) Equipment must withstand relevant stresses, without adverse effect on explosion protection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1107/schedule/1/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equipment-and-protective-systems-intended-for-use-in-potentially-explosive-atmospheres-regulations-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-11
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