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The Low Voltage Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1989
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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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