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Special precautions in bathrooms
IEE Regulations Section 601 specify additional precautions to be taken in
rooms containing a fixed bath or shower. Some of these are:
1 All parts of a lampholder within 2.5 m of the bath or shower must be
constructed of, or shrouded in, insulating material. Bayonet-type
(B22) landholders must be fitted with protective shields to BS 5042.
Alternatively, totally enclosed lighting fittings may be used.
2 Every switch or other means of control or adjustment must be so
situated as to be normally inaccessible to a person using a fixed bath or
shower. This does not apply to electri