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Earthing Stainless steel

wazzer1 · 2015-01-02 20:12:16

Hi all, do the legs of stainless steel tables need to be earthed? Working in the catering industry and some are and some arent.. Thanks

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02-01-2015 9:12pm

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wazzer1

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Hi all, do the legs of stainless steel tables need to be earthed? Working in the catering industry and some are and some arent..

Thanks

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#2 03-01-2015 4:45pm
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for equi potential bonding its best to cross bond and earth large steel items like tables

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#3 03-01-2015 7:11pm
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Thanks stoner. Is there a regulation i.e if the table has electrical equipment sitting on it, it has to be done?

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#4 03-01-2015 9:19pm
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Agree with Stoner.

According to the National Rules for Electrical Installations ET101:2008, 544.2.8 states that "In kitchens and utility rooms extraneous conductive parts shall be connected by supplementary bonding to a local protective conductor".

wazzer1 wrote: »

Thanks stoner. Is there a regulation i.e if the table has electrical equipment sitting on it, it has to be done?

Generally no.
What type of equipment are you talking about?

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