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Portable appliance
An
appliance of less than 18kg in mass that is intended to be moved while
in operation or can
be moved easily to one place or another, e.g: vacuum
cleaner, toaster, food mixer.
Moveable equipment
This appliance is 18kg or less in
mass and not fixed, the equipment will have wheels castors
or other means
to facilitate movement, eg: air conditioning unit.
Hand –Held appliances or equipment
This is portable equipment
intended to be held in the hand during normal use, eg: hair dryer,
soldering iron, drill.
Stationary equipment or appliances
This equipment has a mass
exceeding 18kg and is not provided with carry handles,
eg: washing
machine, refrigerator, dishwasher.
Fixed equipment/appliances
This is equipment or an appliance
which is fastened to a support or otherwise secured in a
specified
location, eg: towel rail, bathroom heater.
Appliance/equipment for building in
This equipment is intended to be
installed in a prepared recess such as a cupboard or similar,
additional
protection against electric shock is provided by the surroundings ,e.g:
built-in electric
cooker.
Information technology equipment (business equipment)
Equipment such as computers and
mains powered telecommunications equipment, and other
equipment for
general business use ,eg: trimmers, VDUs, data terminal equipment, type
writers,
telephones, printers, photo-copiers, power packs.