ABSTRACT
The electrical regulations are set out to provide for the safety of persons and livestock. Electric shock is one risk of injury, Chapter 13 of BS 7671, Regulation 131.1 lists the other risks as:
● excessive temperatures likely to cause burns, fire and other injurious effects
● mechanical movement of electrically actuated equipment, in so far as such injury is intended to be prevented by electrical emergency switching or by switching for mechanical maintenance of nonelectrical parts of such equipment
Regulation 130.1 tells us that persons and livestock shall be protected so far as is reasonably practical against dangers that may arise from contact with live parts of the installation.
