For me I think the issue is advocating or advising Earthing does anything safety related. If it's a safety concern, saying it's Earthed only conveys no information to me. And then if trying to say 'Earth it for safety' I would view it as a dangerous misunderstanding (typically coming for someone without an electrical background).
That's how the statement would come to me, from someone who I do not expect to have a deep electrical background. So the issue of basically misinstructing the non technical audience jumps out at me. The next guy is just going to report what he heard or saw at the last instance 'I earthed it for safety'.
My concern would be, if you're going to touch it with your own hands, you'll figure it out I have no doubt there. My guess is you're writing in a manner of advising some else to touch it with their hands. The system is safe (for you) to touch because it is Earthed.
That statement is false and the opposite is true. Earthing is neither necessary or sufficient to make the electrical system safe.
Earthing will have a duty to perform dumping lightning strikes and utility faults, overvoltages, during which time there will be a substantial step and touch potential surrounding the earthing system, as it functions now necessary. Which is why the bonding mats have to be connected to the switchgear as well as everything else, to limit the touch potential where the man must also function and now touch (feet on the concrete, throw the switch).
Just saying you Earthed something bypasses everything else necessary to make it safe. That's what message the idiot public should get. There's a lot more to it. Hire pros if you want the thing touched.
