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| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Statutory requirements |
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1.2 Statutory regulations |
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1.2.1 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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1.2.2 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 as amended |
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1.2.3 The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 as amended |
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1.2.4 The Machinery Directive |
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1.2.5 The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 |
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1.2.6 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 |
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1.2.7 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 |
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1.2.8 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 |
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1.2.9 The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) order 2005 |
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Chapter 2 Overview of the Wiring Regulations |
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Chapter 3 Definitions and principles |
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3.3 Switching off for mechanical maintenance |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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3.7 Ordinary, instructed and skilled persons |
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3.8 Definitions from other standards |
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3.9 General requirements for warning signs and labelling |
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4.2 Isolation at the origin of an installation |
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4.3 Isolation of circuits within an installation |
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4.4 Devices for isolation and securing isolation |
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4.5 Isolation requirements for particular types of equipment |
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4.5.1 High voltage discharge lighting |
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44 | (1) |
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4.5.6 Photovoltaic installations |
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4.5.7 Outdoor (amenity) lighting installations, highway power supplies and street furniture |
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Chapter 5 Switching off for mechanical maintenance |
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5.2 Devices for switching off for mechanical maintenance |
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Chapter 6 Emergency switching and emergency stopping |
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51 | (2) |
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6.2 Devices for emergency switching |
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Chapter 7 Functional switching |
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7.2 Functional switching devices |
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7.3 Control (auxiliary) circuits |
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54 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Firefighters' switches |
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55 | (4) |
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8.2 Location and identification |
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Chapter 9 Special installations or locations |
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59 | (4) |
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9.3 Agricultural and horticultural premises |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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9.5 Exhibitions, shows and stands |
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9.6 Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems |
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9.7 Caravans and motor caravans |
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9.8 Structures, amusement devices and booths at fairgrounds, amusement parks and circuses |
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| Appendix A Safety service and product standards of relevance to this publication |
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| Appendix B Safe isolation procedures |
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| Appendix C Permit-to-work procedures |
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| Index |
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