Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Proactively eliminate safety hazards for personnel by implementing advanced grounding practices.
• Safeguard critical equipment from failures by applying precise grounding and bonding techniques.
• Confidently interpret and enforce industry codes and standards to ensure compliance and safety.
• Enhance the reliability and performance of communication, computer, and control systems through strategic grounding solutions.
• Lead the design and execution of effective lightning protection strategies for robust project outcomes.

Description
Effective grounding and bonding are crucial for safeguarding electrical systems against electric shock, fires, and other hazards. These systems minimize lightning, surges, and high-voltage contact risks, ensuring a secure electrical environment. A solid understanding of these principles is vital for professionals designing, constructing, or maintaining electrical systems. This course blends theory and practice to provide a strong foundation, enabling you to tackle projects confidently and address critical safety and operational issues.

This course offers theoretical insights and hands-on applications, equipping you with the tools to identify and resolve common electrical system challenges effectively. You’ll build the confidence needed to navigate complex design and construction tasks and be prepared to address operational and safety-related concerns swiftly and accurately. Engaging with real-world case studies, you will gain a deeper understanding of grounding principles across diverse scenarios, from industrial settings to substation environments.

By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to apply these vital techniques, significantly enhancing the safety and performance of your electrical projects. You'll also gain the confidence to lead teams in implementing these practices, ensuring that your projects meet the highest safety and reliability standards.

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for a wide range of professionals, including Electrical Engineers, Design Engineers, and Managers involved in the design, maintenance, or operation of electrical systems. Project Managers and Power Quality Specialists will also benefit from an in-depth understanding of grounding and bonding techniques that enhance safety and reliability.

Consultants, Maintenance Managers, and Technologists will value the practical insights provided, which will allow them to apply advanced grounding principles in diverse scenarios. Additionally, Electronics and controls personnel, Traffic Signal Designers, and Operators will gain the expertise needed to ensure their systems function optimally, even under challenging conditions.

Whether you want to refine your existing knowledge or acquire new skills, this course offers essential insights for professionals committed to excellence in electrical system safety and performance.

Course Syllabus

Day I

Welcome, Introduction, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Introduction

• Definitions
• Electrical code objectives
• Ground currents
• Resistance and resistivity
• Electrical hazards- shock and blast

What Is Grounding?

• Grounding methods
• Electrical code requirements
• System grounding - single and multiple services
• Unwanted current flow
• Grounding electrodes and grounding methods
• Integrating emergency generators

Electrical Safety Grounding

• Common electrical hazards
• Rules for working around live electrical equipment
• Electrical safety grounding
• Workplace electrical safety and electrical code requirements

What Is Bonding?

• Grounding and bonding - the differences
• Body resistance and electric shock
• Bonding definition and purposes
• Electrical code requirements
• Methods of bonding and what must be bonded

Other Important Information

• Ground faults - impedance effects and effective fault paths
• Earth resistivity
• Ground fault protection
• Single conductor cables - circulating sheath currents

Questions and Answers

Adjournment

Day II

Arc Flash Hazard

• Workplace electrical safety – CSA Z462
• System Grounding options and their impact on Arc Flash
• Integrating multiple sources
• Stand by Generators and Grounding of Generators
• Locating Ground faults in HRG systems
• Optical sensing and tripping to minimize Arc Flash exposure

Substation Grounding

• Permissible body currents
• Step and touch potentials
• Grounding resistance and resistivity
• Substation ground electrodes
• ANSI/IEEE grounding standard

Electronic Equipment

• Frequency and power quality
• Frequency response of conductors
• Minimizing electrical interference
• Shielding methods

Lightning Protection

• The nature of lightning
• Lightning protection principles and methods
• Protection equipment and grounding methods
• Surge protection and insulation coordination

Measurement Techniques

• Ground resistance and resistivity
• Effects of moisture and temperature
• Measurement methods

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Final Adjournment