# The Low Voltage Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1989, Paragraph 2


Protection against hazards arising from the electrical equipment
Measures of a technical nature should be prescribed in accordance with point 1, in order to ensure:
(a) that persons and domestic animals are adequately protected against danger of physical injury or other harm which might be caused by electrical contact direct or indirect;
(b) that temperatures, arcs or radiation which would cause a danger, are not produced;
(c) that persons, domestic animals and property are adequately protected against non-electrical dangers caused by the electrical equipment which are revealed by experience;
(d) that the insulation must be suitable for foreseeable conditions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/728/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/low-voltage-electrical-equipment-safety-regulations-1989/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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