Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

Electrical equipment must be properly insulated or suitably placed to prevent shocks and burns. Where necessary, the electricity supply to any piece of equipment must be capable of being switched off and the equipment isolated. Precautions must be taken to prevent equipment from becoming electrically charged when it has been made dead so that work can be carried out on or near it.

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