Personal protective grounds go by several names in the industry: "temporary protective grounds," "ground sets," "ground clusters," or just plain "grounds." Personal protective grounds are used ...

Personal protective grounding/bonding (PPGB) techniques provide shock protection for electrical workers working on de-energized equipment. If done correctly, PPGB is by far the most effective means of ...

All Code references are based on the 2005 NEC. The grounding and bonding requirements in this column apply to solidly grounded systems that operate at not more than 600V, such as 120/240V, 120/208V, ...

Always test circuits for the absence of voltage before placing personal protective grounds. Just because you know it's de-energized doesn't mean that it really is. Personal protective grounds go by ...