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Permitted Forms of Supply For Portable Handheld Equipment
Permitted Forms of Supply For Portable Handheld Equipment
PORTABLE &
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HANDHELD
particularly in the case of handheld equipment.
EQUIPMENT
These increased risk factors mentioned above are
reflected in the specific requirements of 471-16 which
relates to supplies to portable equipment outdoors
supplied via a socket-outlet and is reproduced below:
By Jon Elliott 471-16-01 A socket-outlet rated at 32 A or less which may
reasonably be expected to supply portable equipment for
use outdoors shall be provided with supplementary
MOST PORTABLE equipment being used outdoors is protection to reduce the risk associated with direct contact
supplied via a flexible cord fed from either a socket- by means of a residual current device having the
outlet or a flexible cable/cord outlet plate. This characteristics specified in Regulation 412-06-02(ii).
cable/cord may have a high susceptibility to damage This regulation does not apply to a socket-outlet
for the following reasons: supplied by a circuit incorporating one or more of the
the lead is trailed whilst the equipment is in use protective measures specified in items (i) to (iii) below
giving rise to abrasion, twisting and straining and complying with the Regulations indicated:
influences (i) protection by SELV (see Regulations 411-02 and 471-02)
connected items such as lawnmowers, hedge-cutters (ii) protection by electrical separation (see Regulations
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