Portable equipment and the electrical connections to it (eg the plug and flexible cable and its terminations) are likely to be subjected to, and more vulnerable to, physical damage and wear or harsh treatment in use than equipment which forms part of the fixed installation. The fixed installation is usually provided with a significant degree of protection against damage by the fabric of the building or fixed enclosure. (But the same legal requirements apply to both portable and fixed equipment.)

Equipment that is held by hand or handled when switched on will present a greater degree of risk because, if it does develop a dangerous fault, the person holding it will almost certainly receive an electric shock.

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