Protective Measures & Special Installations or Locations (Part 1)
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There are a number of measures to protect against electric shock. This article, which is the first part of two, looks at summarising these protective measures applied to Special Installations or Locations as defined in Part 7 of the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS7671:2008). In particular this article looks at Sections 701 to 711.


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Source: Paul Bicheno - IET Wiring Matters Spring 2009

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