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Division 2 Protection against hazards arising from the electrical equipment

United Kingdom

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Measures of a technical nature shall be laid down in accordance with point 1, in order to ensure that:

  1. (a)

    persons and domestic animals are adequately protected against the danger of physical injury or other harm which might be caused by direct or indirect contact;

  2. (b)

    temperatures, arcs or radiation which would cause a danger, are not produced;

  3. (c)

    persons, domestic animals and property are adequately protected against non-electrical dangers caused by the electrical equipment which are revealed by experience;

  4. (d)

    the insulation is suitable for foreseeable conditions.