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As a Safety Inspector for NYS, we use Article 525 for the Amusement Ride Industry. I have a company that will start erecting their rides without the generator being grounded and the company is sited for a violation for it. I would like to be able to tell them the liability to them if something goes wrong electrically. I believe that anyone coming into contact with any metal parts of the ride could become the ground rod and get shocked or worse electrocuted.
 
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Grounding (earthing) the generator will do practically nothing for preventing a shock or electricaution and in some scenarios could possibly be more dangerous.

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Thank you for a quick response but we are told the amusement company cannot run any ride unless the generator is grounded by two ground rods driven in the full 10 feet and at least 6 feet apart..
 
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InspGadget said:
Thank you for a quick response but we are told the amusement company cannot run any ride unless the generator is grounded by two ground rods driven in the full 10 feet and at least 6 feet apart..
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You're welcome. Who is telling you this?

A thread that may be enlightning can be found by clicking HERE

It is a long thread but you will find some very good info with some good illustrations mid way into it.

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InspGadget said:
As a Safety Inspector for NYS, we use Article 525 for the Amusement Ride Industry. I have a company that will start erecting their rides without the generator being grounded and the company is sited for a violation for it. I would like to be able to tell them the liability to them if something goes wrong electrically. I believe that anyone coming into contact with any metal parts of the ride could become the ground rod and get shocked or worse electrocuted.
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I think you are probably wrong. Grounding by itself serves little purpose in electrical safety, unless you are worried about lighning strikes. Bonding, OTOH, is a critically important part of electrical safety.
 
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For the electrical training given by DOL to all of us Safety Inspectors, that is hammered into us for the two ground rods for the generator. All rides have to have ground and neutral with the ground conductor and nuetralconductor bonded at generator or the first disconnect. Until 1996, we had to require a ground rod and ground conductor at each ride.
I will go the post that was given.
Thak you to all who have provided resposes.
 
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