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Division 3 Protection against hazards which may be caused by external influences on the electrical equipment

United Kingdom

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Technical measures shall be laid down in accordance with point 1, in order to ensure that the electrical equipment:

  1. (a)

    meets the expected mechanical requirements in such a way that persons, domestic animals and property are not endangered;

  2. (b)

    is resistant to non-mechanical influences in expected environmental conditions, in such a way that persons, domestic animals and property are not endangered;

  3. (c)

    does not endanger persons, domestic animals and property in foreseeable conditions of overload.