Transcription of Earthing and Bonding in Hazardous Locations
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HAZADOUS. Locations . 10. Earthing . AND Bonding . IN Hazardous . Locations . By Mark Coles 1. Introduction Electrical connection maintaining various exposed- The IEE's Technical Helpline receives numerous calls conductive-parts and extraneous-conductive-parts at from contractors requesting information on the substantially the same potential'. Earthing and Bonding requirements for Hazardous Locations . This article will give an overview of the There are two categories of equipotential Bonding : hazards and problems encountered in those Locations and gives information on the performance Main equipotential Bonding requirements of Earthing and Bonding to ensure that Regulation 413-02-02 of BS 7671 states: In each the potential for gas ignition, from low voltage installation, main equipotential Bonding conductors electrical sources and equipment, is reduced. shall connect to the main Earthing terminal extraneous conductive-parts of that installation.
equivalent conductance in other metals. Further, Regulation group 547-03 of BS 7671, requires that supplementary equipotential bonding conductors are sized according to both their particular application and whether they are mechanically protected. NOTE – Table 10B of the IEE publication, The On-Site Guide, is a handy reference
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