301.

When installed on the outside of a raceway or enclosure, the lengths of the bonding jumper shall
not exceed 1800 mm.

302. Liquidtight flexible metal circuit shall be permitted as a grounding means in the 32 mm and
smaller trade size it the total of any ground return path is 1800 mm or less.

303. Ground-fault protection of equipment shall be provided for solidly grounded wye electrical
services of more than 150 volts to ground but not exceeding 600 volts phase-to-phase for each
service disconnecting means rated 100 amperes or more.

304. Where more than one electrode is used, each electrode of one of the grounding system shall not
be less than 1900 mm from the other electrode of another grounding system.

305. Grounding electrodes of pipe or conduit shall not be smaller than 20 mm trade size and where
iron or steel shall have outer surface galvanized.

306. Grounding electrodes of rods end steel or iron shall be at least 16 mm in diameter.

307. Rod and pipe grounding electrodes shall be installed such that at least 2400 mm in length and in
contact with the soil.

308. Each grounding plate electrode shall expose not less than 1/5 square meter of surface to exterior
soil.

309. ALUMINUM grounding electrode is not permitted.

310. Where used outside, aluminum or copper-clad aluminum grounding conductors shall not be
installed within 460 mm of the earth.

311. The size of the grounding conductor for a DC system shall not be smaller than 8mm2 copper or
14mm2 aluminum.

312. Instruments, meter, relays separating with windings or working parts at less than 1000 volts shall
be grounded.

313. Grounding conductor for secondary circuits of instrument transformer and for instrument cases
shall not be smaller than 3.5 mm2 copper or 5.5mm2 aluminum.

314. The minimum insulation level for neutral conductors of solidly grounded system is 600 volts.

315. When one plate, rod , or pipe does not obtain 25 ohms, a second electrode may be installed. This
electrode must be separated 1900 mm from the first electrode.

316. The grounding electrode shall be of COPPER, ALUMINUM COPPER-ADDED OR ALUMINUM.

317. Aluminum, copper clad aluminum, or copper conductors of size 50 mm larger, comprising each
phase, natural, or grounded circuit conductor shall be permitted to be connected in parallel.

318. In no case shall the grounding conductor be smaller than 8mm2 copper or 14 mm2 aluminum.
319. The grounding conductor for secondary circuits of instrument transformers and for instrument
cases shall not be smaller than 3.5 mm2 copper of 5.5 mm2 aluminum.

320. Clamps shall make contact with the ground rod for a distance of 38mm.

321. The aluminum diameter of a steel ground electrode is 16mm.

322. Code requires that the minimum area exposed surface offered by a plate electrode shall be ¼ sq.
m.

323. A single grounding electrode is permitted when the resistance to ground does not exceed 25
ohms.

324. Where livestock is housed, that portion of the equipment grounding conductor run underground to
the remote building disconnecting means shall be insulated or covered by NONE of the following:
ALUMINUM, COPPER OR COPPER-CLAD ALUMINUM.

325. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and metal conductor enclosures shall HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO CONDUCT SAFELY ANY FAULT CURRENT LIKELY TO BE IMPOSED ON IT.

326. 14 sq.m is the minimum size of a copper equipment grounding conductor required for equipment
connected to 40-ampere circuit.

327. Grounding conductors not an integral part of a cable assembly shall no smaller than 14 mm2
copper or 22 mm2 aluminum.

328. The conductor between the surge arrester and the line and the grounding connection shall not be
smaller than 14 mm2 copper or aluminum.

329. BONDING is the connection between a conductive or inductive metal object and an element of a
lightning protection system to accomplish electrical continuity between the two.

330. Ground terminals (rods) shall not be less than 12.7 mm in diameter and 2400 mm long.

331. Ground-fault protection or equipment shall be provided for a feeder disconnected 1000 amperes
or more solidly grounded wye system greater than 250 volts to ground but not exceeding 600 volts
phase-to-phase.

332. The grounding conductor shall be connected to the grounding electrode by any of EXOTHERMIC
WELDING, LISTED LUGS AND LISTED CLAMPS.

333. When grounding service-supplied alternating-current systems, the grounding electrode conductor
shall be coming (bounded) to the grounded service conductor (neutral) at any of THE LOAD END OF
THE SERVICE DROP, THE METER EQUIPMENT AND THE SERVICE DISCONNECT.

334. Grounding conductors shall not be connected by SOLDERED FITTING.

335. Grounding and bonding conductors shall not be connected by SOLDER.

337. The upper end of the made electrode shall be FLUSH WITH OR BELOW THE ground level
unless the above ground end and the grounding electrode conductor attachment are protected
against physical damage.

338. An electrically operated pipe organ shall have both the generator and motor frame grounded or
THE GENERATOR SHALL BE EFFECTIVELY INSULATEED FROM THE GROUND AND FROM
THE MOTOR DRIVING IT.

339. If the resistance to ground of a single made electrode exceeds 25 ohms, ONE ADDITIONAL
ELECTRODES MUST BE ADDED.

340. The grounding conductor connection to the grounding electrode shall be made by any of LISTED
LUGS, EXOTHERMIC WELDING OR LISTED PRESSURE CONNECTOR.

341. Metal enclosures used to provide support or protection of CABLES from physical damage shall
not be required to be grounded.

342. When bonding enclosures, metal raceways, frame, fittings, and other metal noncurrent-carrying
parts, any conductive paint, enamel, or similar coating shall be removed at CONTACT SURFACES,
THREADS, AND CONTACT POINTS.

343. The lightning protection system grounding electrode SHALL be bonded to the building grounding
electrode system.

344. An uninsulated equipment grounding conductor, if individually covered, the covering shall have
continuous outer finish that is either green or green with one or more YELLOW stripes.

345. Equipment grounding conductors shall be the same size as the circuit conductors for 15, 20 and
30 ampere circuits.

346. The terminal for the connection of the equipment grounding conductors shall be identified by a
green-colored NOT READILY REMOVABLE TERMINAL SCREW WITH A HEXAGONAL HEAD,
HEXAGONAL, NOT READILY REMOVABLE TERMINAL NUT AND PRESSURE WIRE
CONNECTOR

347. A grounded electrode conductor shall not be used for grounding noncurrent-carrying metal parts
of equipment on the load side of THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS, SEPARATELY
DERIVED SYSTEM DISCONNECTING MEANS AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICES
FOR SEPARATELY DERIVED SYSTEM NOT HAVING A MAIN DISCONNECTING MEANS.

348. The grounding electrode conductor shall be made of any of the following: COPPER, ALUMINUM
OR COPPER-CLAD ALUMINUM.

349. Cases of frames of instrument transformers are not required to be grounded WHEN
ACCESSIBLE TO QUALIFIED PERSONS ONLY OR FOR CURRENT TRANSFORMERS WHERE
 THE PRIMARY IS NOT OVER 150 VOLTS TO GROUND AND WHICH ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY
TO SUPPLY CURRENT TO METERS.

350. Secondary circuits of current and potential instrument transformers shall be grounded where the
primary windings are connected to circuits of 300 volts or more to ground and, where on
switchboards, shall be grounded irrespective of voltage.

351. NONCONDUCTIVE COATING on equipment to be grounded shall be removed from the contact
surfaces to ensure goo electrical continuity.

352. A grounding connection shall not be made to any grounded circuit conductor on the LOAD side of
the service disconnecting means except as permitted for separately derived systems or separate
buildings.

353. If none of the electrodes specified in section 250-50 are available, then LOCAL METAL
UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS OR STRUCTURES (NOT GAS), GROUND RODS OR PIPES, AND
PLATE ELECTRODES can be used as the required grounding electrode.

354. When a building has two or more electrodes for different services the separate electrodes must
be EFFECTIVELY BONDED TOGETHER. Thus shall be considered as a single electrode in this
sense.

355. A TOASTER is an appliances installed in residential occupancies need not to be grounded.

356. The connection (attachment) of the grounding electrode conductor to a grounding electrode shall
BE MADE IN A MANNER THAT WILL ENSURE A PERMANENT AND EFFECTIVE GROUND.

357. The connection of the grounding electrode conductor to be buried grounding electrode (driven
ground rod) shall be made with a listed terminal device that is SUITABLE FOR DIRECT BURIAL.

358. Metal enclosures for conductors added to existing installations of NONMETALLIC-SHEATHED

359. Metal parts that serve as grounding conductor must be EFFECTIVELY BONDED together to
ensure electrical continuity and have the capacity to conduct safely any fault current likely to be
imposed.

360. Where required for the reduction of electric noise for electronic equipment, electrical continuity of
the metal raceway is not required, and the metal raceway can terminate to a (n) LISTED nonmetallic
fitting(s) or spacer on the electrons equipment.

361. Exposed non current-carrying metal parts likely to become energized must be grounded where
WITHIN 8 FEET VERTICALLY OR 5 FEET HORIZONTALLY OF GROUND OR GROUNDED
OBJECTS, LOCATED IN WET OR DAMP LOCATIONS AND IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH
METAL.
362. An EQUIPMENT BONDING JUMPER shall be used to connect the grounding terminal of a
grounding-type receptacle to a grounded box.

363. Where a single equipment grounding conductor is used for multiple circuits in the same raceway.
The single equipment grounding conductor must be sized according to THE LARGEST
OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE OF THE MULTIPLE CIRCUITS.

364. The equipment grounding conductor shall be identified by ANY OF: A CONTINUOUS OUTER
GREEN FINISH, BEING BARE AND A CONTINUOUS OUTER GREEN FINISH WITH ONE OR
MORE YELLOW STRIPES.

365. DC systems to be grounded shall have the grounding connection made at ONE OR MORE
SUPPLY STATION.

366. METAL UNDERGROUND WATER PIPE is a grounding electrodes that is only one shall be
supplemented by an additional electrode.

367. SOLDERED FITTINGS is where the grounding conductor shall not be connected.

368. All conductor of the same circuit and, where used, the grounded conductor and all equipment
grounding conductors shall be contained within the same CABLE, RACEWAY AND TRENCH.

369. A ground is a conducting connection, whether INTENTIONAL or accidental, between an electrical

370. The code require all circuits to have at least AT LEAST TWO WIRES and adequate grounding.

371. GROUNDING CONDUCTOR is a conductor used to connect the grounded circuit of a wiring
system to a grounding electrode.

372. Grounding the metallic cover of flexible metal conduit and armored cable, is for protection against
SHOCK OR INJURY.

373. A switch or breaker should disconnect the grounded conductors of a circuit SIMULTANEOUSLY
AS IT DISCONNECTS THE GROUNDED CONDUCTORS.

374. What is the primary purpose for grounding a raceway from becoming ACCIDENTALLY
ENERGIZED AT A HIGHER POTENTIAL THAN GROUND.

375. According to the code receptacles on construction sites shall not be connected to the same
UNGROUNDED conductor of multiwire circuits that supply temporary lightning.

376. No ground conductor shall be attached to any terminal or lead so as to reverse designated
POLARITY.

377. GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR, is the conductor that connects the circuit grounded
conductor at the service and/or the equipment grounding conductor to the grounding electrode in a
grounded system.
378. The grounded system conductor is connected to the grounding electrode by the GROUNDING
CONDUCTOR.

379. If there are two driven grounding electrodes, the total resistance is REDUCED BY 50%.

380. A single electrode consisting of a ROD, PIPE AND PLATE which does not have a resistance to
ground of 25Ω or less shall be augmented by one additional electrode.

381. If the terminals for the equipment grounding conductor is not visible on the receptacle, the
conductor entrance hole shall be marked with ANY OF: LETTER G, LETTER GR OR WORD
GROUND.

382. A grounding electrode connection that is encased in concrete or directly buried shall NOT BE
REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE.

383. A forming shell shall be provided with a number of grounding terminals that shall be ONE OR
MORE the number of conduit entries.

384. According to code provision, the following statements about grounding conductors are true:
MUST CONDUCT SAFETY ANY GROUND FAULT IMPOSED ON IT and MUST HAVE
SUFFICIENTLY LOW IMPEDANCE TO LIMIT VOLTAGE TO GROUND.

385. A metallic water system is used as a grounding means and MUST BE BONDED AROUND
METER AND MUST BOND AROUND INSULATED JOINTS.

386. Where separated services supply a building and are required to be connected to a grounding
electrode, THE SAME GROUNDING ELECTRODES shall be used.

387. According to PEC in a grounded system the grounding electrode conductor shall be connected
AT ANY ACCESSIBLE POINT FROM THE LOAD END OF THE SERVICE DROP AND INCLUDING
THE TERMINAL TO WHICH THE GROUNDED SERVICE CONDUCTOR IS CONNECTED AT THE
SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS.

388. An accessible means external to enclosures for connecting intersystem bonding and grounding
conductors shall be provided at the service by at least one of the following means: EXPOSED
GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR, EXPOSED NONFLEXIBLE METALLIC RACEWAYS
and APPROVE MEANS FOR THE EXTERNAL CONNECTION OF A COPPER OR OTHER
CORROSION-RESISTANCE BONDING, OR GROUNDING CONDUCTOR TO THE SERVICE.

389. A pool panelboard, not part of the service equipment, shall have a grounding conductor installed
between its grounding terminal and THE GROUNDING TERMINAL OF THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT.

390. The neutral of a solidly grounded neutral system shall be permitted to be grounded at more than
one point for the SERVICES, DIRECT BURIED PORTIONS OF FEEDERS EMPLOYING A BARE
COPER NEUTRAL and OVERHEAD PORTION INSTALLED OUTDOORS.

391. Where extensive metal in or on buildings may become energized and is subject to personal
contact ADEQUATE BONDING AND GROUNDING will provided additional safety.
392. The earth shall not be used as the sole EQUIPMENT GROUNDING conductor.

393. A grounding electrode conductor shall not be required for a system that supplies a CLASS I, II &
III circuit and is derived from a transformer rated not more than 1000va.

394. Metal enclosures for grounding electrode conductors shall be ELECTRICAL CONTINUOUS.

395. The grounding electrode conductor shall be SOLID or STRANDED, INSULATED, COVERED or
BARE.

396. A main bonding jumper shall be a WIRE, SCREW or BUS.

397. SCREW SHELL is the part of a lampholder where the grounded conductor would be connected.

398. Listed equipment protected by a system of double insulation, or its equivalent shall not be
required to be grounded. Where such a system is employed, the equipment shall be LABELED.

399. Although it is permitted to run the grounding conductor outside of the conduit, it is safer to run it
with the power conductors to provide better protection in case of A SECOND GROUND FAULT.

400. If the appliance is provided with a single-pole switching device, the attachment plug shall be OF
THE GROUNDING TYPE OR POLARIZED.